…find the nut of the Tagua palm, known as Ecuador’s natural ivory, which is used for ecological jewelry by the local community.

…pass a Strangler fig which attracts noisy groups of White-fronted Capuchin monkeys and Bronze-winged Parrots when fruiting.

…observe a White-whiskered Hermit visiting an Erica, Gesneria or bromeliad flower on its traplining route.

…cover from rain with the giant leaf of an arum plant (Xantosoma sp.), also called the umbrella plant or elephant ear.

…see some tree ferns, a very ancient plant family that evolved by the time of the dinosaurs.

…enjoy colorful tanager flocks feeding in a Cecropia-tree.

…witness the pollination of an orchid flower by a glittering Euglossine bee.

…look out for a kinkajou (Potos flavus) or an olingo (Bassaricyon medius).

…search for creepy whip spiders (Amblypygi sp.).

…touch a hairy tarantula.

…encounter a pitviper (Bothrops osbornei) coiled up on the forest floor ready to strike for prey.

…touch the irritating hair of a beautiful Saturnid caterpillar.