Category Archives: loma alta

The charms of the Spondylus Route by bike.

The adventure cycling project Bike Spondylus has been operating on two wheels for a few months now, covering a wide variety of routes with beautiful and safe trails in different locations in the provinces of Guayas, Santa Elena, and Manabí. Xavier Villegas, a self-proclaimed "bicycle entrepreneur," is […]

Bird counting in Loma Alta

By Pablo Valero. Loma Alta is located in the Chongón-Colonche mountain range near the Pacific Ocean. It is world-renowned as a bird conservation area for its more than 300 species; it includes cloud, humid, premontane, and dry forests. I had the opportunity to appreciate its rich biodiversity and the hospitality of its inhabitants during a bird count […]

Christmas Bird Count in Loma Alta (Ruta del Sol)

WHAT CAN YOU FIND IN THE LOMA ALTA ECOLOGICAL RESERVE? It's home to more than 300 species of birds, 40 species of amphibians and reptiles, and more than 218 species of trees and epiphytic plants such as orchids and bromeliads. The Reserve includes cloud forest, humid pre-montane forest, and dry forest. WHAT IS A CHRISTMAS COUNT? It's a race against time […]

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