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world famous for its rich
biodiversity.
The best way of experiencing the
amazing fauna & flora of the
country is of course to observe it
firsthand in the wild. Ecuador has
many public and private
nature
reserves
where one can easily do that
but success of seeing particular
animals and plants are not
guaranteed. Thus as anywhere else in
the world for our convenience those
living cousins of ours are taken
from their natural environment
and put on show for
us for easy viewing in artificial
surroundings. |
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MUSEO DE CIENCIAS
NATURALES DE
QUITO
PASAJE RUMIPAMBA 341 y
AVENIDA DE LOS SHYRIS
Tel.: (02) 2449824, 2449825 |
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The Natural History
Museum is located in the Parque
La Carolina of the capital and shows a wide
array of stuffed animals,
skeletons, shells and other
dead wonders. No live
animals except occasional visitors. |
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Monday
to Friday
8.00am - 1pm &
1.45pm - 4.30pm |
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HERBARIO NACIONAL
RIO COCA E6-115 y
ISLA FERNANDINA
Tel.: (02) 2441592 |
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This herbarium is
part of the Natural History
Museum but located in its
own building apart from the
museum. Dried flower
specimens for the botanical
lovers. |
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Monday
to Friday
8.00am - 1pm &
1.45pm - 4.30pm |
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JARDIN BOTANICO DE QUITO
PASAJE
RUMIPAMBA
PARQUE LA CAROLINA
Tel.: (02) 3332516 & 3332543
PICTURE SITE |
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Neighboring the Natural
History Museum are the Botanical
Gardens of Quito. A good
selection of plants from
different ecosystems
are displayed on the outside
grounds. In two large glass
domes orchids and
other tropical plants
are on display to be
admired. |
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VIVARIUM DE QUITO
AVENIDA AMAZONAS y
RUMIPAMPA
PARQUE LA CAROLINA
Tel.: (02) 2271799 |
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The home to around 50 live
species of
reptiles and
amphibians is also
located in the city's
central park. Highlights
include large boas
and various poisonous
snakes. All of them are
safely held and beheld behind glass. |
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Tuesday
to Saturday
2.30pm - 5.45pm
Sunday 11am - 5.45pm |
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JARDIN BOTANICO GUAYAQUIL
BARRIO LAS ORCHIDEAS
Tel.: (04) 416975 & 417004
PICTURE SITE |
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This 5ha large botanical
garden is located on a
small hill in the northern
outskirts. It has a nice
selection of tropical
orchids, bromeliads
and palm trees.
Butterfly enclosure. |
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ZOOLOGICO DE GUAYLLABAMBA
ON OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN
Tel.: (02)
2368898 / 2368900
PICTURE SITE |
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This
animal zoo
which moved from downtown
Quito to this tranquil site
of 12 hectares is 35 km
north of the capital. Some
180 individual native
animals with the
exception of African lions
are exhibited. Uncommon
exemplars include a Harpy
Eagle and marsupial
frogs. |
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ZOOLOGICO SAN MARTIN
DE BAÑOS
SECTOR SAN MARTIN
PICTURE SITE |
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The grounds of this small
zoo are beautifully located
on a rocky outcrop
overlooking the Pastaza
Gorge. On show are only
native mammals and
birds. Ecuador's largest
mammals, the tapirs,
wander around freely and a
condor sometimes descends
from the peaks. |
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JARDIN BOTANICO
REINALDO ESPINOSA DE LOJA
5KM ON ROAD TO VILCABAMBA
Tel.: (07) 585275 |
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This garden near the
university boasts of 7
hectares and exhibits
native plants and
trees on its grounds. Of
special interest is the
Podocarpus, Ecuador's
only native coniferous
tree. Collection of
orchids. |
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Monday
to
Friday
8am - 6pm
Saturday & Sunday
9am - 6pm |
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ZOOLOGICO DE VILCABAMBA
CENTRO RECREACIONAL YAMBURARA
Tel.:
(07) 2586821 |
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This tiny zoo has a
few animals on display,
notably pumas and monkeys.
On the grounds is also
located a small greenhouse
with local orchid species. |
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AQUARIUM
DE VALDIVIA
AT THE
NORTHERN ENTRANCE
OF THE VILLAGE |
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This establishment exhibits
some of the native
marine life of the
Ecuadorian Pacific coast. Of
special interest are the
Humboldt Penguins which
are very hard to find in the
wild. |
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JARDIN DE ORCHIDEAS MINDO
AT CORNER OF
FOOTBALL GROUNDS
Tel.:
(02) 2170131 & (09)
9435098
PICTURE SITE |
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This privately collection
of orchids is the love
child of Hugolindo. On a
visit the proud owner gives
you a tour of his grounds
and indicates the species
with some background
information. |
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MARIPOSAS DE MINDO
SECTOR YAQUIRA
KM 2 VIA MINDO GARDEN
Tel.: (02) 2242712 &
3900493
PICTURE SITE |
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This butterfly farm
on the outskirts of Mindo
exhibits some 25 native
butterfly species. First
all stages of development
are explained and then you
can admire them flying
freely in a 600 m2
greenhouse at your
leisure. |
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