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EcoJunin

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Sobre Nós

Junín is located in the sub-tropical cloud forest (1400 m) of the Andean Chocó bioregion, one of the ten most biodiverse regions of the world, and home to the Cock of the Rock, Andean Toucan, Spectacled Bear, Puma, Kinkajou, and a diversity of unique flora including a variety of orchid species. Since 1997, Junín has gained attention worldwide for its struggle to protect its community and biodiversity against the threat of open-pit copper mining by transnational companies. The community ecotourism project was developed in Junín as an alternative to mining, along with other environmentally sustainable projects such as organic coffee.

Junín esta ubicado en bosque sub-tropical y nublado (1400 msnm) de una de las diez regiones más biodiversas del mundo, la bioregion Chocó Andino, donde se encuentre Gallo de la Peña, el Tucán Andino, el Oso Anteojo, el Puma, el Tutamono, y una diversidad de orquídeas. Desde 1997 la comunidad de Junín se reconoció mundialmente por su lucha en defensa de su gente y su naturaleza frente a la amenaza de destrucción de la actividad minera por empresas transnacionales. El ecoturismo comunitario es una actividad alternativa a la minera que se ha desarrollado en Junín, entre otras. como el cultivo de café orgánico y otros procesos agro-cultivos.

Junín is located in the sub-tropical cloud forest (1400 m) of the Andean Chocó bioregion, one of the ten most biodiverse regions of the world, and home to the Cock of the Rock, Andean Toucan, Spectacled Bear, Puma, Kinkajou, and a diversity of unique…

Localização

  • Junin, Intag, I None, Ecuador
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