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	Indigenous Ecotourism: Río Blanco, Ecuador: Section 1
		Napo Province is one of five provinces in Ecuador's Amazonian region, or Oriente, and shares with its neighboring provinces a tropical climate and biogeography (Figure 2.1).
		With the exception of the cloud forest along the province's western edge, Napo is characterized by equatorial rainforest typical of the vast Amazon basin (Caviedes and Knapp 1995).
		Napo Quichua have historically employed a slash-and-mulch system of swidden agriculture, they utilize the land's "lush natural vegetation to release the nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and potash through decay of leaves, stems, vines and wood, to planted crops, while allowing other forest areas to restore themselves in a cyclical fallow" (Whitten 1981:143).
	www.eduweb.com /schaller/Section1RioBlanco1.html (4145 words)

	Napo - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Napo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Tropical province in northeast Ecuador; area 49,000 sq km/18,919 sq mi; population (1996) 141,776.
		Napo lies in the Oriente tropical lowland region, which is covered with dense forest and jungle, and remained virtually undeveloped until oil was discovered in the Lagio Agrio area.
		Until 1959, Napo was joined with the province of Pastaza in a single province known as Napo-Pastaza.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Napo (149 words)

	MBG: Research: Ecuador: Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Andean provinces are Carchi, Imbabura, Pichincha, Cotopaxi, Tungurahua, Chimborazo, Bolívar, Cañar, Azuay, and Loja.
		The correspondence of each province within a particular region is not exact; all Amazonian provinces extend upwards to approximately the summit of the Eastern Cordillera, while several Andean provinces contain considerable areas within the Coastal region.
		In 1998 the eastern half of Napo province was recognized as the new province of Orellana, but official maps showing the new province have not yet been produced; we therefore use the pre-1998 boundaries of Napo.
	www.mobot.org /mobot/research/ecuador/geography.shtml (1623 words)

	COCA, Coca Tourist Information and Travel Guide at InfoHub.com
		Wresting power from the old provincial capital of Tena, the country's youngest province took up the territory of the lower half of the old Napo province, extending from Coca to Peru.
		It's central streets, Napo and Amazonas run north-south and are busiest in the few blocks around the river, though the town's market, selling the usual produce, municipio and bus station are a dozen blocks to the north.
		Napo even looks quite respectable now, but you only have to peek down the parallel roads to the east to see the town's shabbier side.
	www.infohub.com /Destinations/South-America/Ecuador/Coca/82581.htm (610 words)

	Ecuador troops clash with oil worker hostage-takers - Boston.com
		Government negotiators were trying to revive talks with Napo province protesters in the latest challenge to hit embattled President Alfredo Palacio and strike at the 530,000 barrel-per-day output of Latin America's No. 5 oil producer.
		As violence escalated on Tuesday, the government declared state of emergency in Napo province, a move that forbids public protests and marches in the area.
		Activists from the impoverished Napo province demand the government release more funds to their local communities to build roads, bridges and an airport.
	www.boston.com /news/world/latinamerica/articles/2006/02/22/ecuador_troops_clash_with_oil_worker_hostage_takers (617 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Napo moist forests (NT0142)
		It is bounded on the west by the foothills of the Andes Mountains, on the south by the Marañon River in Peru, on the north by the Napo in Peru and the Caguán in Colombia.
		The large triangle between the Caguán and Upper Putumayo Rivers in Colombia and the province of Napo in Ecuador at the northern extent of the ecoregion are areas of notable deforestation, resulting from forest conversion to cattle pasture and coca (Erythroxylum coca) plantations.
		The linework for the aformentioned deliniations was derived from pleistocene forest refugia proposed by Prance (1973) and on regions of butterfly endemism (Brown 1987).
	worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/nt/nt0142_full.html (1608 words)

	Quito-Misahualli Trip; 3rd stop, Tena (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Rivers, south of Napo province, are the place for adrenalin sports.
		Napo's rivers offer all degrees of difficulty to practice rafting and kayaking.
		36 - Puerto Misahualli, a picturesque village at the junction of the Rio Misahualli and Rio Napo.
	www.minelinks.com /ecuador/tena.html (519 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| Ecuador agreement in oil protests
		Activists in the Napo province had been demanding a greater share of profits from Ecuador's hydrocarbon exports.
		Violent demonstrations in Napo province had shut down a major pipeline of state-owned oil company Petroecuador on Monday, and another attack on a privately-run pipeline followed soon afterwards.
		Napo province congressman Jose Perez said the demonstrators had "agreed to stop the protest to avoid any more bloodshed".
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/business/4742722.stm (357 words)

	Amazon Culture Indigenous Groups - Ministry of Tourism - Ecuador
		to the north of Tena, in the province of Napo.
		In the province of Napo, there are various artisan markets that offer crafts produced by different communities.
		Further on, in the province of Pastaza, is the Atacapi-Papangu Project.
	www.vivecuador.com /html2/eng/amazon_culture.htm (647 words)

	Yuyay aanimu yaku, lulitraw mayu kaminu » Blog Archive » Marshal Law in Tena
		Fast forward through the weekend, and Monday Lan Anh went to her office to be informed that the mayor had planned a city wide protest and that the province of Napo, other communities would also be protesting.
		It turns out however, that the protests in the province turned violent, and 2 youth were shot and critically wounded, and another is in the hospital with his leg burned off because he was hit with a Molotov cocktail.
		The province will not get the money it is seeking, but they can always say “they tried” and things will go back to “normal”, if one can call the wheeling and dealing of this place normal.
	www.ocf.berkeley.edu /~jedimike/cherryonchocolate/?p=42 (1420 words)

	Ecuadorian Amazon
		The primary tourist routes into the Ecuadorian Amazon are along the Rio Napo, at 530 miles long it is the longest river in Ecuador and a major tributary of the Amazon river.
		Tena, the capital of Napo Province a 6-hour bus ride from Quito is the starting point for most journeys into the heart of the Amazon.
		A visit to either the Napo or Aguarico basin offers numerous opportunities to observe the complex ecosystem of the forest, marshes, flood plains, and river and vast number of species that make the rainforest their home including freshwater dolphins, piranhas, monkeys, caiman, river otters and more than 400 species of birds.
	www.galapagosonline.com /Explore_Ecuador/Jungle/Amazon_Regions.htm (352 words)

	Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - Indigenous communities from Amazon region getting ill from new oil pipeline
		17-05-99 Indigenous communities in the province of Napo, in the Amazon region of Ecuador, are suffering serious health problems they blame on pollution in the Misahualli River, caused by construction work on a new oil pipeline.
		After the protests, a negotiation was arranged between the governor of Napo province, Edgar Santillan, indigenous leaders of the Ecuadorean Amazon and executives from the oil company.
		Turquino Tapuy, a leader of the Federation of Indigenous Organisations of Napo, said that the damage caused by the oil industry "is not new." For that reason, "the communities do not have much confidence in the word of the representatives of these companies," he said.
	www.gasandoil.com /goc/news/ntl92741.htm (989 words)

	Bioline International Official Site (site up-dated regularly)
		Of the 18 communities studied along the Rio Napo, province of Napo, 15 (83.3%) were found to be positive for T.
		Study population - The investigation was limited to an indigenous area in the basin of the Rio Napo, in the province of Napo, extending from the community of Nuevo Rocafuerte to Francisco de Orellana (a distance of approximately 300 km) (Fig.
		In the province of Loja, 50.1% of those with chronic T. cruzi infection presented with cardiac abnormalities consistent with Chagas disease, 11.1% of patients presented with megaesophagus and 40.8% with megacolon (Cueva & Romero 1987).
	www.bioline.org.br /request?oc97058 (1942 words)

	Fair Trade Organic Chocolate - Yachana Gourmet Fair Organic Dark Chocolate
		Located on the banks of the Rio Napo, Ecuador's principal river and tributary of the mighty Amazon, much of the forest is of secondary growth and has been colonised for many years.
		On the border of Sucumbios and Napo Provinces, FUNEDESIN is providing conservation training and educational programmes for park guards to work in Grand Sumaco National Park.
		For the last five years, in Napo Province, the foundation has provided periodic education in conservation and sustainable development to the leaders of over twenty-six communities located along the Upper Napo River.
	www.yachanagourmet.com /rain_forest.htm (835 words)

	Ethnologue report for Ecuador
		Extreme north, on the western slopes of the Andes, Colombia-Ecuador border, Carchi Province.
		South and east of Ambato in Tungurahua Province.
		Pastaza Province, Peru border, between the Curaray and Bobonaza rivers.
	www.ethnologue.com /show_country.asp?name=Ecuador (426 words)

	Economy - Dominican Today (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		It also reported the definitive end to the general strike and demonstrations in Napo Province that had been "susupended" Thursday by protesters, who including local authorities, to allow for negotiations.
		Napo Gov. Gina Sanmiguel said local authorities were forming a "permanent committee of vigilance" to make sure the federal govenment follows through on its commitments.
		The pipeline traverses the jungle province of Napo and the Andean province of Pichincha.
	www.dominicantoday.com /app/article.aspx?id=10752 (813 words)

	The Amazon Spanish School (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Tena is the capital of the Napo province which enjoys the reputation of being the safest province of Ecuador.
		Tena, not far from the River Napo is mostly known for its white water sports kayaking and rafting.
		Besides white water sport, a new form of tourism is in progress known as community based ecotourism, which benefits the Indian communities.
	www.amazonspanishschool.com (270 words)

	petroleumworld
		The Ecuadoran government has lifted a state of emergency in the oil-rich Napo province after an agreement was reached ending four days of protest which had cost the oil sector millions of dollars, Interior Minister Alfredo Castillo told AFP Thursday.
		Ecuador's government had declared a state of emergency Wednesday in the northeastern province where protestors had taken over oil facilities demanding a bigger cut of the country's oil profits.
		A delegation from the Amazonian province was to meet Thursday with the government to define agreements that would lead to suspension of the protests.
	www.petroleumworld.com /story06022408.htm (427 words)

	Tourism in the province of Napo Ecuador CODESO
		La provincia Napo tiene 90.000 habitantes, 30.000 urbanos y 60.000 rurales.
		Napo tiene una superficie de 25.000 kilómetros quadrados, divididos en 5 cantones.
		La provincia de Napo tiene diferentes recursos naturales, e invita a ser visitada en sus sitios más hermosos.
	www.codeso.com /TurismoNapoE.html (390 words)

	EcuadorAventura.com - Napo Province- Ecuadorian Amazon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Among the several native communities inhabiting the Napo River area are the Eastern Quichuas.
		Their towns still conserve centennial traditions and are situated to the northeast of the country in a humid tropical climate.
		The sources of Napo province's thermal waters are found at the Papallacta Spa and Resort.
	www.ecuadoraventura.com /eng/oriente_napo.htm (605 words)

	Protected Areas Programme - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		With the exception of Rio Napo which originates in the foothills of the Andean Cordillera, rivers crossing the national park originate at altitudes from 300m to 600m (Anon., 1988).
		A Regulating Plan for the basin of the river San Miguel, including the Napo river and a study of the Ecuadorian Flora (with participation of the universities Aarhus-Denmark and Misouri) were carried out between 1978 and 1986.
		This area is occupied by settlers and Indian communities, such as on the riverbank of the Rio Napo from Francisco de Orellana to Nuevo Rocafuerte and the roads Los Aucas and Yucas which go in a south-east direction (Anon., 1988).
	www.unep-wcmc.org /sites/pa/0073q.htm (1797 words)

	NAPO - ONAP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In our March 2002 edition of NAPO News we ran an article on the proposed reforms to the social security network in British Columbia.
		The reforms are extensive and they will make the lives of poor people in the province even harsher.
		For information on all of the reforms to BC’s social assistance policies see the report "A Bad Time to be Poor: An Analysis of British Columbia’s New Welfare Policies" by Seth Klein and Andrea Long, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – BC office.
	www.napo-onap.ca /en/napo/bc_welfare-reforms.html (229 words)

	Ecuador culture - cultural travel planner and tours
		In Pujilí, in the province of Cotopaxi, the artisans are known for their ceramic painting and glass works.
		Ambato, the capital of the province of Tungurahua, is well known for the fine leather work of its craftsman.
		The elliptically shaped "Templo del Sol", or Temple of the Sun, was the center of the ceremonies and rituals of the Cañari-Inca culture.
	www.traveltoecuador.net /Library/ecuador-culture.htm (4131 words)

	Boa constrictor Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		We were well within the range described by Langhammer as “ the convergence of the Rio Yaupi and the Rio Santiago in the Morona Santiago Province “ and also “ from Tena on the Rio Napo in the Napo Province”.
		The Pastaza River is the Southern Border of the Morona Santiago Province and the Rio Napo is the Northern border.
		At the same time, the Rio Napo is the Southern border of the Napo Province.
	www.boa-constrictors.com /com/sonstigeUnterarten/MelanogasterReport.html (1841 words)

	For sale: the most beautiful house in Tena, Ecuador (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Tena is the capital of the Napo province (population 21.000), and is crossed by both the Tena and Napo rivers.
		Napo enjoys the reputation of being the safest province of Ecuador.
		The alto Napo, Anzu and Misahualli rivers in the Tena Area drop down from the Eastern Cordillera of the Andes to the Amazon Lowlands.
	www.lamasbonitacasa.com /tena.htm (471 words)

	Selling Culture without Sellin out Community Eco-Tourism in the Global Economy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		(Napo Province, Ecuador) The RICANCIE community eco-tourism project in the lowland Quichua Indian community at Runa Huasi embraces two rivers.
		Between Río Arajuno and Río Napo, Runa Huasi is one of the many spaces located at the margins of the global economy.
		Here the struggle between the traditional and the modern, the local and the global, is a complex mosaic of individual and community choices set against a backdrop of the ever-advancing processes of economic globalization, the consolidation of markets, and the never-ending search for increasing returns to speculative capital.
	www.fas.harvard.edu /~drclas/publications/revista/Tourism/Edeli.html (2356 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Americas \| Ecuador moves to stop oil crisis
		Ecuador has deployed troops in an Amazon province where protesters have blocked roads and attacked one of the country's main pipelines.
		The move comes after the government declared a state of emergency in Napo province, banning all demonstrations.
		Correspondents say that other Amazon provinces are watching the protests - there are concerns that the unrest may spread.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/americas/4738436.stm (343 words)

	Ecuadorian Amazon, Napo - Ministry of Tourism - Ecuador
		Several indigenous communities, such as the Quichuas, live in Napo.
		The inhabitants traditionally have held on to and manifested their cultural identity by using native materials harvested in the rain forest to handcraft beautiful artisan products such as shigras (bags), ceramics, bows, and arrows.
		The most active volcanoes in Ecuador - Sumaco (3900m), Reventador, and Sangay - can be seen from the Parque Central in Napo’s capital city of Tena.
	www.vivecuador.com /html2/eng/napo_en.htm (524 words)

	Unasylva - No. 187 - Forest conservation and utilization - Indigenous ecotourism: The Capirona programme in Napo ...
		Indigenous ecotourism: The Capirona programme in Napo Province, Ecuador
		Capirona is a community of 24 Quichua Indian families who inhabit the rain forest in Ecuador's Napo Province.
		Although many families in Capirona aspire to live in tin-roofed, cinder-block structures like their local community centre, they recognized the tourists' desire for "authenticity" and built a small tourist lodge and dining area in the traditional grass and bamboo style with a lovely view of the river.
	www.fao.org /docrep/w2149E/w2149e07.htm (2734 words)

	CorpWatch : Ecuador: Army Crackdown Leaves Four Indian Protesters Dead
		Three people were killed when military forces dislodged a group of protesters setting up a roadblock in Napo, and the fourth was killed as the army quashed a street march in Tena, the capital of that province.
		The military repression in Napo was the worst seen since President Gustavo Noboa decreed a state of national emergency last Friday in an attempt to put an end to the demonstrations.
		During the protests, government building takeovers occurred in Puyo, capital of the Amazonian province of Pastaza, and in Guaranda, capital of Bolivar province in the Sierra, and the occupation of the cathedral continues in Riobamba, capital of Chimborazo.
	www.corpwatch.org /article.php?id=182 (1205 words)

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