26 Jul 2025
This is a beautiful dry forest reserve with walking/hiking tracks for various levels of fitness (I went on the ~1.5h trail) close to Guayaquil. The Guide was an avid biologist with detailed knowledge of the park and all of its wildlife, including birds. He is committed to conservation and has personally set up nine (9) camera traps across the park (for examples of his photos and work, see @Keepinscience on IG, FB, and Youtube). I found his answers to questions about conservation and other challenges in Ecuador nuanced, and he was very helpful throughout. This was a great way to spend some time while in Guayaquil.