Reserva Rio Guaycuyacu
The place
Reserva Rio Guaycuyacu ("Guaycuyacu River Reserve") in Imbabura Province, Cotacachi/Apuela area (Western Cordillera, Andes, Ecuador), at 513 m elevation, western Andean slope, Chocó Andino. Continuous Ecuador cluster (batches 260-393). Private ecological reserve in the tropical Chocó Andino (Chocó Andino UNESCO Biosphere Reserve 2018, 286,000 ha, exceptional global biodiversity and endemism + Cotacachi-Cayapas Ecological Reserve, 2,000 km², est. 1968 + heritage of the Chachi/Épera/Awá peoples (pre-Columbian peoples: Chachi, 8,000, Cha'palaachi language + Awá, 5,000, Awapit language + Épera, 1,000, Eperara-Siapidara language, cross-border Colombia-Ecuador, iconic + Rumi Ñan Inca Trail heritage, UNESCO 2014, 30,000 km across 6 South American countries + Simón Bolívar heritage 1783-1830, the Liberator of 6 countries + Battle of Pichincha 24 May 1822, ending Spanish rule in Ecuador, Sucre, independence + Rafael Correa 2007-2017, 10 years, Alianza País, post-neoliberalism).
The setting
Imbabura Cotacachi/Apuela Western Cordillera Andes EC Ecuador 513 m western Andean slope Chocó Andino, continuous cluster batches 260-393, private ecological reserve tropical Chocó Andino + Chocó Andino UNESCO Biosphere 2018 286,000 ha global biodiversity endemism + Cotacachi-Cayapas 2,000 km² 1968, Chachi/Épera/Awá pre-Columbian 8,000 Cha'palaachi + Awá 5,000 Awapit + Épera 1,000 Eperara-Siapidara CO-EC cross-border + Rumi Ñan UNESCO 2014 30,000 km 6 SA countries + Bolívar 1783-1830 Liberator 6 countries + Pichincha 24 May 1822 end of Spanish rule EC Sucre independence + Correa 2007-2017 10 years Alianza País post-neoliberalism.
