厄瓜多尔隐藏的面孔

你去过层状火山吗?在自然栖息地观察灵长类动物?在雨林中划独木舟?在本课程中，您将发现和体验厄瓜多尔的生物多样性，并了解其独特的濒危物种，当您探索亚马逊河，安第斯高地，加拉帕戈斯群岛步行，从水，甚至从上面。学生们将抵达首都基多，这里是联合国教科文组织世界遗产。基多老城是西班牙殖民时期建筑的活生生的例子，有鹅卵石铺就的街道和舒适的阳台。从基多出发，学生们将前往亚马逊河流域的纳波文化中心，他们将徒步旅行、划独木舟，并在丛林深处观鸟，寻找巨嘴鸟、鹦鹉和翠鸟。你还可以看到像吼猴、松鼠猴、僧帽猴和树懒这样的灵长类动物。学生们将协助位于波多黎各洛佩斯的Azul基金会寻找海龟筑巢地点，并帮助拯救被渔民网住或钩住的海龟和鲨鱼。之后，学生们将前往加拉帕戈斯群岛，在受保护的土地上徒步旅行，并在充满活力的水中潜水。 Students will see numerous fauna including penguins, marine iguanas, sea lions, sea turtles, manta rays, tortoises, and countless bird species endemic to the archipelago. Participants will traverse the ancient lava flows of the Galapagos and explore the arches and tunnels both above and below the water's surface. In addition to witnessing the natural beauty of Ecuador, students will have the opportunity to immerse themselves culturally with indigenous peoples. Beyond the activities at the Napo Cultural Center, students will participate in a traditional wayusada ritual with the Kichwa in Otavalo and they will learn the art of making traditional foods with the Karanki community. This program will leave each participant in awe of Ecuador's vast natural beauty. From the depths of the Amazon to the volcanic craters of the Andes and to the shores of the Galapagos, students will experience this naturalism firsthand. And through the program's cultural component, students will witness the peoples who have inhabited these lands for millennia and what their descendants are doing to preserve them.