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Join us
in this Amazon adventure from Francisco de Orellana (Coca) to
Iquitos, Peru
We make
an early departure from Coca, Ecuador and travel down the Napo
River. Your dream becomes reality upon meeting the Amazon River.
Navigating Napo river in canoe motor to encounter amazon
river
Departs from
Francisco de Orellana ,COCA navigating the Napo River
downstream until we encounter the Amazon River, and on
this trip, the Amazon it is not only a myth but also
becomes a reality.
This expedition takes us 1,140 km along the Napo River
and the Amazon River to Iquitos, Peru. The Napo River
is one of the most important tributaries of the mighty
Amazon River. The source of the Napo comes from
small streams flowing from the Cotopaxi and Antisana
volcano
After leaving Coca, we travel 300 kms east down the Napo
to Yasuni National Park. Here we spend four
beautiful days searching for Amazon River Dolphins,
Paiche (largest freshwater fish on the planet) and of
course fishing for the infamous piranha. It is
estimated that over 2,500 species of fish thrive in
Amazonia and over 500 species are registered along the
Napo and its’ tributaries.
Our guests will sleep in the border town of Nueva
Rocafuerte but visit the park during the day.
Jatuncocha is a huge lagoon located inside the park’s
border. Here we will begin our tour searching for
two species of dolphins, various shorebirds including
the Horned Screamer and spend some time fishing.
We will also walk along some interesting trails and of
course search for caimans in the evening.
After completing Ecuadorian border procedures in Nueva
Rocafuerte, we continue our trip to the Peruvian border
town of Pantoja,. From here our Peruvian adventure
begins as we continue down the Napo, camping on its
shores or spending the night with a local family.
Our final destination is the Amazon Riv er
and Iquitos, Peru.
ROUTER AMAZON RIVER MAP
1j8888888888888888888History of the Napo River
In February 1541, Gonzalo Pizarro set out from Quito in
search of El Dorado and cinnamon with over 10,000 animals and
humans including over 200 Spaniards, 4,000 indigenous people,
2,000 pigs, and much the same in numbers for llamas, horses and
dogs. Francisco de Orellana joined the expedition at Sumaco
without knowing the severe problems that the Pizarro expedition
faced. A 100 of the expedition members died from cold exposure,
twenty-five miles outside of Quito in the Andean highlands. The
expedition also faced many difficulties including Indian
attacks, crossing mountain ranges, hacking through forests,
crossing rivers, traveling through heavy rains and facing
hunger, sickness and death. When Pizarro and Orellana joined forces, more of the same
problems still occurred. To avoid starvation, expedition members
ate all their llamas, dogs, horses and desperately searched for
the help of indigenous tribes to avoid starvation. Since this
expedition was desperately going wrong, Orellana suggested that
he be allowed to continue downriver from the junction of the
Coca and Cosanga Rivers in search for food. Both he and Pizarro
agreed that Orellana would look for and return with food for the
other members of the expedition. Orellana left with about 56 men and a newly constructed rustic
boat leaving Pizarro and 140 men behind. Eventually, Pizarro and
his depleted crew arrived at the junction of the Coca and the
Napo but many of the expedition members had died and Orellana
had already left downriver on the Napo to discover the Amazon
River. Pizarro felt betrayed since Orellana did not return with
food but it would have been impossible to paddle upriver against
the current and Orellana moved on facing Indian attacks from the
many tribes he encountered. Orellana was very violent and cruel
towards any tribe that did not cooperate with his group. Pizarro dropped the expedition and Orellana and his surviving
crew eventually reached it’s destination in August 1542. Upon
his return to Spain, Orellana managed to avoid the legalities of
his supposed betrayal despite Pizarro and his false accusations.
NOTE- All
our trips are designed to according to your specifications as to the amount of
time available for each guest, budget requirements, level of adventure (hard and
soft), physical requirements and wildlife observations. Most of our tours
include camping, lodge tourism, paddle excursions, hiking, trekking, canopy
towers for birdwatching, etc. After discussion with each guest, we design each
tour according to your specifications and you are always accompanied on our
Amazonian tours with a naturalist and native guide. If you are a writer,
journalist or film maker, we have the experience, contacts and knowledge to
facilitate your work while in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
