Hacienda 3 Ríos
The place
Hacienda 3 Ríos ("Hacienda of the 3 Rivers") in Napo province, Tena/Archidona area (Amazonian Napo, lower Andes, Ecuador), at 398 m elevation, Amazonian foothills. Continuous Ecuadorian Amazon cluster (batches 260-397). Ecotourism hacienda lodge in Napo (Tena 30,000 inhabitants capital of Napo + Archidona 8,000 inhabitants + Napo River 1,075 km tributary of the Amazon + Yasuní NP 9,820 km² UNESCO biosphere 1989 highest biodiversity in the world + heritage of the Kichwa/Waorani (Amazonian Kichwa people 60,000 kichwa language + Waorani 2,000 wao terero language isolate + Tagaeri/Taromenane peoples in voluntary isolation + iconic heritage of the Yasuní-ITT initiative Correa 2007-2013 forgoing extraction of 850 M barrels for $3.6 Bn compensation failed referendum 20 August 2023 freeze + iconic heritage of Chevron-Texaco pollution 1964-1990 Lago Agrio 18 billion litres of oil $16 Bn ruling 2011 iconic trial of the 20th century + Correa 2007-2017 buen vivir Sumak Kawsay constitutional Pachamama + Rafael Correa exile in Belgium 8 years 2020 corruption + Noboa, son Alvaro Noboa 2023-present gang war 2024).
The setting
Napo Tena/Archidona Amazonian Napo lower Andes Ecuador 398 m Amazonian foothills, continuous cluster batches 260-397, ecotourism hacienda lodge Napo + Tena 30,000 capital + Archidona 8,000 + Napo River 1,075 km tributary of the Amazon + Yasuní NP 9,820 km² UNESCO biosphere 1989 biodiversity + highest in the world, Kichwa/Waorani Amazonian 60,000 kichwa + Waorani 2,000 wao terero isolate + Tagaeri/Taromenane isolation + Yasuní-ITT Correa 2007-2013 850 M barrels $3.6 Bn referendum 20 August 2023 freeze + Chevron-Texaco 1964-1990 Lago Agrio 18 Bn L $16 Bn 2011 iconic + Correa 2007-2017 buen vivir Sumak Kawsay Pachamama + exile in Belgium 8 years 2020 corruption + Noboa, son Alvaro Noboa 2023+ gangs 2024.
