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Andes - Choco Forest

Farmer converted to conservation

Farmer converted to conservation

Cesar Tapia, a former sugar cane farmer, is now the official caretaker of Otonga Cloud Forest Reserve. His children have recieved scholarships to attend Ecuador's Catholic University and study biology. His children conduct research in the forests adjoining their land and guide tourists into the Otonga reserve.

Rainforest treefrog guarding eggs View from below Cloud Forest stream Andean Cock-of-the-Rock Otonga Cloud Forest Reserve Farmers converting to conservation Toucan of the Andes Toucan Barbet, Otonga Cloud Forest Reserve The White-whiskered puffbird Ancient ceramic art depicting wildlife Global loss of amphibians The Imbabura tree frog Tricolor poison dart frog photo-illustration Cloud Forest lizard Juvenile green iguanas Coastal Ecuadorian forest loss One man's riches Exporting rainforest destruction Lowland Paca For Sale: Endangered Species Andean Fox Mountain lion with cub Passionflower butterfly Ecotourism near Mindo, Ecuador Tropical butterfly and moth pupa Legless Amphibian of the Cloud Forest Cloud forest geometry Cloud Forest flora Cloud Forest Orchid Paramo botany Andean Paramo landscape Breakfast in the Cloud Forest Farmer converted to conservation Andean condor art