Hello everyone:

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As you know, I am working in Ecuador, in the province of Napo.

Ecuador is one of the countries with the highest biodiversity on Earth (research Yasuni, for example).

The Ecuadorian Amazon is subject to all sort of environmental threats.

Oil companies, roads, electricity lines, are spreading fast, and most of the time not in the most environmentally friendly way you can imagine.

What can we do?

Here, we thought that we can start with education. Educating ourselves about the reality here, and educating others about the reality out there.

What can you do?

You can help me do this :-) :

The Challenge: Trekking and kayaking from GVI base camp to the Huaorani community over 5 days

Day 1: 8 hours of trekking in primary rainforest (trekking from the Napo River, near our base camp to Huaorani tribe territory). Night in jungle hammocks in Wentaro community.

Day 2: 5 hours of jungle hiking. Night in jungle hammocks with Kewediono tribe

Day 3: Full day in Kewediono, where GVI interns teach at the high school. We'll be building a community building for the tribe and visiting the school where donation money will be spent.

Day 4: Full day kayaking down the Shiripuno River to a tent camp near the community of Nenkepare, where we'll camp out and hike to the area's largest waterfall. 

Day 5: On our last day, we'll travel by canoe down the Shiripuno river, seeing firsthand along the way the negative effects of oil on the region.  

Hola a todos

Como ya sabéis, estoy trabajando en la Amazonia Ecuatoriana en la Provincia de Napo.

Ecuador es uno de los países de mayor diversidad biológica. (leed sobre Yasuní)

También se encuentra bajo innumerables amenazas ambientales (y políticas)

Compañías petroleras, líneas de electricidad, carreteras, se están extendiendo por el país rápidamente, y en la mayoría de los casos en una forma que afectara al medio ambiente y a las generaciones futuras de manera irreversible.

Qué podemos hacer?

Educar. Educarnos sobre la realidad que se vive aquí y educar aquí sobre la realidad que se vive fuera.

Que puedes hacer tú?

Puedes ayudarme a realizar este evento gracias a tu donación J

Detalles del evento por el momento en ingles (no tengo electricidad donde vivo…)