Maquipucuna Cloud Forest Reserve

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The Tandayapa Valley is a birder's paradise. The rugged slopes of this pristine cloud forest offer a spectacle of exotic birds like few places on earth. The mountain roads themselves are great avenues to hunt out mixed flocks, but for a truly amazing experience you need to visit Tony Nunnery's hummingbird garden at Parador Pacha Quindi.

Tony grew up in the US but has spent the last fifteen years in a small cottage he and his wife built on 70 hectares in the Tandayapa Valley. They have been reforesting the former pasture and have established a phenomenal hummingbird garden right outside their house. The sight and sound of a hundred hummingbirds whizzing about is something you won't soon forget. It also makes for great photo opportunities, so much so that professionals will even shoot here with their shade umbrellas and strobe arrays. I didn't have anything that fancy, and you'd do quite well here with a 200mm lens and large flash.

BTW, I believe that this here is a Speckled Hummingbird.

Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve

Explore the great outdoors at Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve, a lovely green space in Tandayapa. While you're in the area, wander around the parks.

Did the full zip line tour here and it was the best zip lines I’d ever done. There are places where you can’t even see the other end of the line that you’re on as you glide at high speeds, hundreds of feet above the jungle.#Adventure

Mindo Cloud Forest

Explore the great outdoors with a trip to Mindo Cloud Forest, a popular green space in Mindo. While you're in the area, wander around the forests.

Mindo Valley

Commune with nature and explore the great outdoors at Mindo Valley during your travels in Mindo. While you're in the area, wander around the forests.

Pululahua Geobotanical Reserve

Explore the great outdoors at Pululahua Geobotanical Reserve, a lovely green space in Quito. You can enjoy the restaurants while in the area.

The weather favored this shoot,l. the valley was clouded and the Pululahua Volcano was covered minutes after the picture.

Pululagua

Commune with nature and explore the great outdoors at Pululagua during your travels in San Antonio de Pichincha. Wander the forest or discover the area's volcano viewpoints.

Mitad del Mundo Monument which includes a monument, a square or plaza and a garden

Monument to the Equator

Stand with one foot in each hemisphere at this monument to the site where the equator is marked, then spend time in the accompanying planetarium and museum.

Best Lodging Options Near Maquipucuna Cloud Forest Reserve

Mashpi Lodge

Mashpi Village, Pacto, Pichincha

Hotel Finlandia

Finlandia 35-129 & Suecia St., Quito, Pichincha

Le Parc Hotel, Beyond Stars

República de El Salvador, N34-349 e Irlanda, Quito, Quito

JW Marriott Quito

Avenida Orellana 1172 Y Avenida Amazonas, Quito, Pichincha

Edificio Tofino

Av. Naciones Unidas, Quito, Pichincha

Sheraton Quito Hotel

Av. Naciones Unidas, and Av. Republica de El Salvador, Quito, Pichincha

Suites Metropoli

Martin de Utreras N31 114, entre Mariana de Jesus y San Gabriel, Quito, Pichincha

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