LOS YAPAS

Our mission is to restore and replicate the entire rain forest flora and wildlife. For this purpose we aim to protect natural water sources and to establish and maintain an indigenous botanical park. We will therefore develop research, horticultural training, conservation, educational and recreational projects... Botanical Park Los Yapas is an independent, non-profit organization founded in 2007. The project was created by a group of agronomists, biologists and a computer engineer interested in nature conservation. The park is located in an ecologically compromised region 7 km from El Puyo city. Settlement by farmers and loggers began about 60 years ago, after a decision by the national government of the time to colonize the rain forest.