This is one of the most biodiverse places in the world, with more than 12 thousand species of plants and animals, such as the pink dolphin or the harpy eagle.
The sunsets in the Cuyabeno They are different. As the sun slowly sets, the sound of the water mixes with the breeze hitting the leaves and the sound of monkeys, birds and other species that live within this Amazonian paradise.
In the province of Succumb is the reservation fauna production Cuyabeno, which is the only one with the distinction of destiny ‘safe travel’ of the Ecuadorian Amazon. This means that, meets with the biosafety protocols and sanitation measures in tourist activities. The certification was delivered by the Ministry of Tourism, on behalf of the World Travel and Tourism Council.
Everyone works for the reactivation
Jaime David Rodríguez, director of Culture, Tourism and Sports of the Cuyabeno, details that before the pandemic, 90% of the people who visited the reserve were foreign.
On average, they had 19,000 tourists per year, but with the pandemic, visits dropped to an average of 300 tourists per month. “That is why we want to compensate with the sightseeing local, that visitors from the country come ”, says Rodríguez.
The Cuyabeno canton is home to 8,200 people who, for the most part, make a living from tourism, so businessmen and entrepreneurs, together with the Municipality, have generated policies of good practices to attract the visitors.
Among the most biodiverse in the world
Cuyabeno is one of the most biodiverse territories on the planet, as it is home to about 12,000 species of animals and plants. To enter this paradisiacal destination you have to go by boat for three hours, from the ‘Aguas Negras’ parish known as ‘the gateway to Cuyabeno’.
In this parish the tourists They will be able to enjoy gastronomy fairs, artistic events and, every 15 days, there are tours in bike.
Once this experience has been lived, it is time to enter the reservation. Within a few minutes of being in the boat it is common to see the so-called squirrel monkeys, also called pocket monkeys (for being very small), that jump from branch to branch, between trees that reach 50 meters in height.
Hopefully the tourists they will be able to meet the imposing harpy eagle and, upon reaching one of its 14 lagoons you can see the pink dolphins jump, before sunset falls.
But “the visitor who comes, in addition to enjoying nature, will enjoy the five indigenous nationalities (Siona, Secoya, Cofán, Kichwa and Shuar). Cuyabeno it is the canton in the country with the most nationalities ”, explains Rodríguez.
Gastronomy and ancestry
Before the pandemic, the communities had a sustainable tourism system. Now they take it up little by little, welcoming tourists with warmth and quality. An example of this is the Tarabeayá community, of nationality Siona.
Upon reaching their territory they offer typical food like corn, fruits and mayonnaise. Gastronomy is not the only part of the experience amazonianThey also carry out cleanings and sell handicrafts.
Nelson Yaguavhi, mayor of the canton Cuyabeno, highlights that they are working on the economic reactivation of the site. “Enabling activities with responsibility and biosecurity,” he highlights. (AVV)
Para llegar al Cuyabeno debes tomar un bus a Lago Agrio. Desde Quito, este trayecto toma seis horas.
También se puede ir en avión, desde el aeropuerto Mariscal Sucre (Quito) hasta el aeropuerto Francisco de Orellana.
If you want to know more about the tourist offer of Cuyabeno visit: https://www.facebook.com/Municipality-de-Cuyabeno-371952336333040
Cuyabeno significa bondadoso. El cantón tiene 8.2000 habitantes.
En Cuyabeno hay lodges (hoteles) en medio de las lagunas, lo que permite que la estadía no aleje al turista de la experiencia amazónica.
“One of the strategies that we are adopting as a Cuyabeno canton is to make ourselves known home from within, with Ecuadorian tourists”, Jaime David Rodríguez, director of Culture, Tourism and Sports of Cuyabeno.
