All sorts of creepy-crawlies await in Ecuador's forests. Mashpi Lodge On a ridge at 3,100 feet above sea level with sweeping views of a 3,000-acre private reserve in Ecuador’s northwestern foothills, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The hotel offers total immersion in the Chocó bioregion of the Andes Mountains of Ecuador (Mashpi Lodge) Sitting in the six-acre ...

Ecuador is home to some fabulous nature and wildlife opportunities, ranging from the Galapagos Islands to the cloud forests of the Andes. Yet only three hours from urban Quito, you'll find one of the ...

Ecuadorian eco-resort Mashpi Lodge sits in the middle of the Chocó-Andean forest. Constructed using environmentally friendly techniques, the property is designed to be at one with nature. It's ...

The world is silent as mist swirls about in the tree canopy, and a row of ridges peeks through the cloud forest. As your gondola slowly travels for more than a mile through a steady drizzle, all ...

Old Eco: Build the lodge on the border of a national reserve, to take advantage of its abundant wildlife. New Eco: Become the reserve. Mashpi created a 42,000-acre protected area and employs an ...

Sitting in the six-acre Mashpi Reserve, the lodge offers complete immersion in the Choco rainforest. It’s a three-hour drive across the equator from Quito (Mashpi has its own car and minibus service ...

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