Videos tagged with "oyacachi"

7-28-11 Oyacachi Hot Springs [00:12]
A short pan of the Oyacachi hot springs. Dipping into the cold river, then into the hot pools is amazing. The springs themselves smell a bit like eggs (they're quire sulfurous) but feel amazing. Also, the clouds do not stop UV radiation from the sun. I've learned this. Ow. Oyacachi is a small town in part of the Ecuadorian cloud forest. Many years ago, a USAid project was set up to build a hot springs there. The project failed after the springs were built, ending before the marketing phase began. So very few people know about the place. That said, the hot springs are operational and community run... and awesome.
Tags: hot springs, oyacachi, ecuador, usaid

7-28-11 Oyacachi Arrival [00:29]
Arrival at Oyacachi, Ecuador. Oyacachi is a small town in part of the Ecuadorian cloud forest. Many years ago, a USAid project was set up to build a hot springs there. The project failed after the springs were built, ending before the marketing phase began. So very few people know about the place. That said, the hot springs are operational and community run... and awesome.
Tags: hot springs, oyacachi, ecuador, usaid

Oyacachi Adventures, ecotourism Ecuador [02:12]
Welcome to Oyacachi Adventure Tours Venture deep into the majestic Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve and find a unique and untouched community in the glacial valley of Oyacachi. "The land of water" is home to an array of adventure and cultural tours. Go for an exciting downhill mountain bike ride; trek pre-Incan trails and explore ruins; learn how the people from Oyacachi used to live; try fresh indigenous foods (cheese made that morning); and at the end of the day relax in one of the region's natural thermal pools.
Tags: Ecuador, Andean, Travel, Oyacachi, Adventures, Ecotourism, Protected, Areas, Sustainable, Tourism

Ecuador Kayaking November 2009, Rio Oyacachi and Misahualli [09:13]
We're back. This is a bit of video from our third trip in Ecuador this season, on the Oyacachi and upper Misahualli. The orange bird is an Andean Cock of the Rock. Small World Adventures has been guiding deluxe week long kayaking trips in Ecuador for 17 years. We were the first company to offer kayaking trips in Ecuador, and wrote the Kayaker's Guide to Ecuador. We have an exclusive riverside lodge on the Rio Quijos, near Baeza, Ecuador, with a gourmet chef, onsite massage therapist, the ...
Tags: kayak, ecuador, river, oyacachi, misahualli, paddling, whitewater, travel