
25. Ecuador Adventures and Frogs – El Crater – Part III
The organization SAVE THE FROGS! generously makes grants to various amphibian conservation groups around the world, favoring countries with fewer resources.
The organization SAVE THE FROGS! generously makes grants to various amphibian conservation groups around the world, favoring countries with fewer resources.
An after-dinner discussion yields a number of interesting educational resources and ideas for raising awareness of and advocating for frog preservation.
Near El Crater at the Pululahua Geobotanical Reserve, the Mitád del Mundo monument features equatorial demarcation—but the actual Equator is 800 feet to the north.
After a long hike, some time to rest, and dinner, we set off on an evening frogging walk. Its surprises were magical!
The frogs in Ecuador are so small that one really has to be alert not to accidentally step on or otherwise injure the miniature creatures.
A walking Spanish lesson and a visit to a butterfly farm were the highlights of this day.
At Casa Divina, we spotted yellow fungus, green bamboo, and yellow orchids—along with lovely frogs—on our evening frogging walks.
The trail near Papallacta has many colorful borrachero trees, which yield the dangerous substance scopolamine.
Renowned wildlife photographer Jaime Culebras, who photographed this Ecuadorian rain frog (Pristimantis ecuadoriensis), gave us wildlife photography tips.
A beautiful caiman was among the wildlife we saw as we lingered by a caiman pond at sunset.
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