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Categories: Andes, Cayambe-Coca National Park, composite, cushion plant, Ecuador, flowers, melastome, paintbrush, Papallacta Pass, paramo, Passiflora mixta, Solanum, Sword-billed Hummingbird Posted on

Flowers of Ecuador’s Páramo

We can’t leave Ecuador without including a few photos of the spectacular flowers at Papallacta Pass near Quito! I don’t know what most of them are, but hope that you’ll enjoy them anyway. The area is within Cayambe-Coca National Park, at about 12,000 feet in … Continue readingFlowers of Ecuador’s Páramo

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Podocarpus National Park from Vilcabamba

Remember that Podocarpus National Park is very big, and can be accessed from either east or west? Earlier, we explored the eastern Bombuscaro sector. Now it’s time for the western Cajanuma Sector! This region has easy access by road to the páramo and elfin forest … Continue readingPodocarpus National Park from Vilcabamba