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	CPD: South America, Site SA38, Gran Sumaco and Upper Napo River Region, Ecuador
		The Napo limestone is exposed at the bottom of deep gorges cut through the plateau by numerous rivers, including the Hollín, Huamaní, Pucuno and Suno which arise on the slopes of Sumaco - these are tributaries of the Upper Napo River.
		Thirty km south of Sumaco, separated by the Hollín and Pucuno river valleys, is the isolated limestone massif of the Cordillera Galeras (north-east of the town of Tena).
		The páramo is dominated by the shrubby fern Blechnum loxense and the bunchgrass Cortaderia nitida.
	www.nmnh.si.edu /botany/projects/cpd/sa/sa38.htm (3439 words)

	Napo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Napo is a tributary to the Amazon River that rises in Ecuador on the flanks of the volcanoes of Antisana, Sincholagua and Cotopaxi.
		From the north it is joined by the river Coca, having its sources in the gorges of Cayambe on the equator, and also a powerful river, the Aguarico, having its headwaters between Cayambe and the Colombian frontier.
		The Coca river may be penetrated as far up as its middle course, where it is jammed between two mountain walls, in a deep canyon, along which it dashes over high falls and numerous reefs.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Napo (275 words)

	Iquitos, Peru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Located on the Amazon River, between the Napo River and the Ucayali River, it cannot be reached by road, only by airplane or boat.
		Iquitos was established as a Jesuit mission in the 1750s, and in 1864 it started to grow when the department of Loreto was created and Iquitos became it capital.
		Iquitos has a growing reputation as a tourist community, especially as a jumping-off point for tours of the Amazon jungle and trips downriver to Manaus, Brazil - the other great rubber-industry city in the interior of the Amazon basin - and then the Atlantic Ocean, which is 3,360 kilometers away.
	www.encyclopedia-1.com /i/iq/iquitos__peru.html (162 words)

	CPD: South America, Site SA38, Gran Sumaco and Upper Napo River Region, Ecuador (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Napo limestone is exposed at the bottom of deep gorges cut through the plateau by numerous rivers, including the Hollín, Huamaní, Pucuno and Suno which arise on the slopes of Sumaco - these are tributaries of the Upper Napo River.
		Thirty km south of Sumaco, separated by the Hollín and Pucuno river valleys, is the isolated limestone massif of the Cordillera Galeras (north-east of the town of Tena).
		The páramo is dominated by the shrubby fern Blechnum loxense and the bunchgrass Cortaderia nitida.
	nmnhgoph.si.edu /botany/projects/cpd/sa/sa38.htm (3439 words)

	Napo River Fest
		The Napo River Festival is a special annual event organized by the Ecuadorian Rivers Institute to raise awareness of the Napo watershed and its importance to everyone.
		The spirit of the Napo River Festival is about sharing between people and cultures towards the common thread of water and life.
		The Napo River is important because it is the last major tributary of the Amazon River in Ecuador which remains free-flowing and has minimal development and contamination in its headwaters.
	www.coreexpeditions.com /html/napo_river_fest.html (871 words)

	napo - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		The Napo, Tigre, and Pastaza rivers rise in Ecuador and flow into Peru.
		The latter two streams are tributaries of the Marañón River, and the Napo...
		NAPO serves to improve the working conditions through legislative issues, awareness, and modification of the rights of law enforcement personnel.
	encarta.msn.com /napo.html (124 words)

	Ethnologue report for language code:qvo
		Runa Shimi, Santa Rosa Quechua, Santarrosino, Quixo, Kicho, Quijo, Napo, Yumbo, Lowland Napo Quichua, Napo Kichua
		Eastern jungle along the Napo, Aguarico, and Putomayo rivers, concentrated near schools.
		Locations along the Putomayo River are not confirmed.
	www.ethnologue.com /show_language.asp?code=qvo (230 words)

	Napo Wildlife Center
		The Napo Wildlife Center, part of the Tropical Nature conservation system is a community-based ecotourism project that has turned the surrounding 82 square miles into a private reserve within Yasuní National Park.
		Upon arriving at the entrance to the Napo Wildlife Center, we switch to smaller, dugout canoes to be paddled up the flwater creek to the lake and lodge (no motorized transport is allowed on the creek so wildlife isn't disturbed).
		This is the second tower at the Napo Wildlife Center (the first is adjacent to the dining hall and allows great views of the lake).
	www.yachtsgalapagos.com /mainland_ecuador/amazon/napo_wildlife_center.htm (615 words)

	EXOTIC BIRDING tours - Description of birding along the Napo River and at Sacha Lodge, Ecuador
		The Napo River Basin is located on the east slopes of the Andes and the lowlands of northeastern Ecuador.
		The Napo River is a slow-moving river through the lowlands of northeastern Ecuador.
		Many birds can be seen along the Napo River during the boat trips to and from Sacha Lodge.
	www.exoticbirding.com /ecuador/places/napo-sacha.html (407 words)

	Kayak Ecuador - Whitewater Paddle Sports and River Conservation in Ecuador
		Ecuador is a country about the size of Colorado, located along the earth's equatorial band on the western edge of the South American continent and bordered by Colombia to the North, and Peru to the South and East.
		The Napo River Festival is a special annual event organized by the Fundacion Rio Napo and supported by the Ecuadorian Rivers Institute to raise awareness of the Napo watershed and its importance to everyone.
		The rivers and creeks in the Napo watershed are world class rafting and kayaking destinations.
	kayakecuador.com (643 words)

	Napo Wildlife Center Amazon Rainforest Ecuador Yasuni National Park Kempery Tours
		Lodging at Napo Wildlife Center has been designed to offer maximum privacy and comfort to the world traveller, providing lake and forest views from their private porches, as well as preserving one of the most pristine spots of Amazon forest in Ecuador.
		Napo Wildlife Center has a large lake with two creeks that can be easily explored quietly while sitting on a dugout canoe paddled by our expert guides and staff eager to spot and show you wildlife.
		Napo Wildlife Center and Anangu are a classic visiting location for someone travelling Ecuador seeking for the overwhelming bird diversity.
	www.kempery.com /ecuador_amazon_napo_wildlife_center.htm (2179 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).
	www.worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/nt/nt0142_full.html (1608 words)

	Napo River -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		river, northeastern Ecuador, rising south of Tulcán, in the Andes mountains near the Ecuador-Colombia border, and flowing east-southeast for approximately 230 miles (370 km) to its juncture with the Río Napo at Pantoja.
		The port city of Belém is on the deep water of the Pará River, an estuary marking the south side of Marajó, which is fed chiefly by the...
		One of the major rivers of Central Africa, the Ubangi is the largest right-bank tributary of the Congo, or Zaire, River.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9054822 (803 words)

	Manatee Amazon Explorer
		The return to the mighty Napo River will be on board a native canoe, rowing along a small fl water creek or gorge.
		Transfer to the Napo River port then the motorized canoe ride downstream will be approximately two hours, during the trip we will provide of a box lunch and important information about the region.
		The rivers and lakes of that place are perfect habitat for the infamous Piranha, the Water Monkey Fish (Arawana) and White Caimans.
	www.manateeamazonexplorer.com /english/schedule.htm (1366 words)

	YouTube - Rio Napo (tributary to the Amazon river)
		The Napo is a tributary to the Amazon River that rises in Ecuador on the flanks of the volcanoes of Antisana, Sincholagua and Cotopaxi.
		From the north it is joined by the river Coca, having its sources in the gorges of Cayambe (volcano) on the equator, and also a powerful river, the Aguarico, having its headwaters between Cayambe and the Colombian frontier.
		Der obere Napo wird in diesem Bereich auch Jatunyacu (quichua für großes Wasser) genannt.
	www.youtube.com /?v=yP1ptsxksyk (896 words)

	The Amazon and Andes Field School: Frequently Asked Questions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Although the Napo Runa speak the Quichua language, they are not genetically or culturally related to the Andean Quichua.
		Their religious and cultural life is similar to that of other Amazonian people especially to that of other language families living on the Napo River such as the Waorani and the Cofan.
		During the time that you are in Napo, the group will spend two or three nights camping out in virgin old-growth jungle in the traditional hunting and gathering grounds of the Andi family.
	www.public.asu.edu /clas/latin/ecuador/FAQ/expect.htm (2310 words)

	Ecuador 1998 Bird List
		Only seen at the parrot salado on the Napo River, where they could be distinguished from the other two species there by their larger size and gray-green heads and backs.
		One was along the Napo River and one was at the beach at Sacha as we prepared to leave.
		All were at Sacha, with one along the river trail and the remainder on the river island.
	www.amazilia.net /images/Travel/Ecuador1998/Ecuador1998birds.htm (7906 words)

	Day 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		We turn onto fl water (the cleanest water) taking the Napo River to Napo Camp where the shaman and his sons live.
		This is it: primary rainforest; the canopy walkway.
		Since the river is high, we go by boat where we would have walked before.
	wneo.org /ama-zone/writingsrebecca.htm (653 words)

	ERI - Ecuadorian Rivers Institute; Watershed Conservation in Ecuador
		The ERI targets river drainages which are important for recreational river use and advocates protecting river corridors for the benefit of maintaining the high levels of biodiversity and realizing sustainable, tourism-based economies in these areas.
		The Topo River is part of an ecological corridor which was designated a "Gift to the Earth" by the WWF in 2002 for its outstanding biodiversity.
		Nine community-based watershed groups were established in strategic locations in the upper Napo Watershed and diagnostic workshops were carried out in each area to establish the opinions and ideas of the local population regarding watershed issues.
	www.kayakecuador.com /ERI_Home.htm (1920 words)

	Amazon Sea Kayaking and Canoeing Tours in Peru
		At the edge of riverbank the terrain is remarkable with a dense vegetation of trees, vines, creepers, branches and leaves all seemingly united as one immense earth-designed maze.
		Today we are treated to the hospitality of the river people, or riverenos as they are known locally -their charming souls are a great part of this exploration.
		Overlooking this meandering river are few scattered villages with their traditional homes wisely built on high stilts, open-sided walls and palm thatched roofs complete the dwellings.
	www.io.com /~jmc12/canoe.html (975 words)

	Coda International Tours, Inc. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The itinerary offers plenty of activities and a high level of interaction with the local guides, who are expert naturalists with a profound knowledge of the forest and rivers, and the natural and cultural history of the area.
		Two species occur in the Amazon--the Grey River Dolphin (Sotalia fluviatilis) and the Pink River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis), which is larger with a pronounced bulge on its head.
		Lakes of this type, known as oxbows, are formed when a section of the river becomes separated from the main stream; the water becomes fl due to the leaching of tannins from rotting vegetation.
	www.coda-tours.com /html/AM03main.html (2824 words)

	Amazon - Itineries (cont'd)
		One thing to note is that due to the everchanging nature of the rainforest, day-by-day activities are subject to change due to weather, trail or river conditions.
		Afternoon excursion to a fl water oxbow lake formed when water from the Napo River became separated from the main flow of the river.
		On the return trip you will pass the town of Francisco de Orellana, where a statue is erected to the intrepid explorer who in 1542 at the mouth of the Napo River became the first European to see the Amazon River.
	www.saca.com /amazon/itineries7.html (568 words)

	Discover Amazonia - Amazon Rain Forest - Brazil, Ecuador and Peru - Adventure Travel and Tours, Vacation Packages and ...
		Part the Napo Pleistocene Refuge, Kapawi is a center of high endemism with an amazing diversity of animals, plants and ecosystems: dry and flooded forest, lakes, swamps and an extraordinary system of rivers.
		Located near the tiny community of Mondaña on Ecuador's Napo River, Yachana supports the projects of the Fundacion Funedesin, a non-profit foundation whose goal is to protect the rain forest by educating and empowering its people.
		The park begins in the highland savannahs and cloud forest, and is lowlands jungles are crisscrossed by the immense chocolate-colored Manu River, which meanders to and from and in some places has formed crystal clear oxbow lakes.
	www.discoveramazonia.com (1401 words)

	Pañacocha Biological Corridor
		Ecuador is the most biologically diverse country on Earth, due to its location on the equator with elevational changes from sea level to 20,000 feet at the top of the Chimborazo Volcano.
		With the buffer provided by Cuyabeno and the Aguarico River, ecotourism remains an economic engine along the Napo River.
		Recognition of the ecotourism as a source of continued forest conservation is one of the strongest tools available to the conservation community.
	www.ancientforests.org /ecuador/species.htm (311 words)

	Llewellyn Encyclopedia: Ayahuasca — the Vine of Souls, the Medicine of Love
		The point is illustrated by Amazonian shaman Javier Arevalo, who serves the community of Nuevo Progreso on the Rio Napo river of Peru, working with the visionary jungle vine, ayahuasca.
		Ayahuasca is a powerful mixture of plants that is used by the shamans of the Amazon to commune with the spirits.
		Javier’s own training took place under the tutelage of his grandfather, a banco (master shaman), who, under the protection of ayahuasca, is able to spend up to eight hours beneath the waters of the Amazon rivers communicating "with the biggest fish of the river," according to Javier.
	www.llewellynencyclopedia.com /article/4290 (1907 words)

	Birdwatching in Ecuador - The Rio Napo
		Apart from the 5 hours we spent on the Napo travelling to and from La Selva (two hours down, three back), we were to see quite a bit of the river at and around La Selva itself.
		Parrots were not the only flying birds that were easier to see by the river; raptors were also easier to spot.
		I had expected to see kingfishers on the river, but the one at Coca was the only one; the kingfishers that we did see were on the lakes and back waters.
	www.tka.co.uk /birds/ecuador/diary/amazon-basin/rio-napo.htm (876 words)

	Ríos Ecuador, Kayaking and Rafting in Ecuador
		In addition to impressive whitewater, the Napo boasts thousands of exotic plant and animal species; the Napo region is one of the most biologically diverse areas in the Amazon basin, harboring at least ten percent of the world's plant species and fifteen percent of its bird species.
		This jungle river shows no signs of contamination as it flows from the Llanganates National Park – an extremely rugged and uninhabited mountain range believed by some to be the hiding place of Inca gold.
		On arrival at the river we’ll receive a brief explanation about the trip and important safety measures that must be considered.
	riosecuador.com /html/jungle_lodge.html (2604 words)

	The Amazon and Andes Field School: Frequently Asked Questions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The area within two or three hundred yards of the river is cultivated in traditional subsistence crops of manioc, plantains, and corn interspersed with cash crops of coffee and cacao.
		The group bathes and washes clothes in the Napo River along side the Andi family.
		The Napo Runa community which hosts the group is located on the banks of the Napo River, a fast flowing good sized tributary of the Amazon.
	www.asu.edu /clas/latin/ecuador/FAQ/expect.htm (2310 words)

	Rainforest: Napo Wildlife Center
		The Napo Wildlife Center is the only lodge on the south bank of the Napo, which harbors 30% more bird and animal species than the north bank.
		W visit to the comfortable Napo Wildlife Center is an unforgettable experience that directly protects both the community's reserve and Yasuni National Park.
		At Coca the staff from the Napo Wildlife Center will meet and transfer you 5 to 7 minutes to the river where you embark on covered motorized canoe for approximately 2 hours ride (50 miles) downstream on the Napo River.
	www.ladatco.com /rfd-NapoWC.htm (1492 words)

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