Nature Reserve & Biological Station
Flora & Fauna
A walk through the Un poco del Chocó Nature Reserve is a discovery journey through the montane rainforest. Tree ferns, giant arum plants, palms, bromeliads, orchids and a variety of other typical montane rainforest vegetation make it the perfect place for lots of animals.
On a stroll through the forest you might…

…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.
Or on a night hike you can…

…search for creepy whip spiders (Amblypygi sp.).
But you probably don’t want to…