El Monte Sustainable Lodge

03/12/2025

Christmas Bird Count 2025. Don't miss it 19, 20, 21 of december in Mindo!
https://ecuadorcloudforest.com/2025/12/02/christmas-bird-count-2025-2026-ecuador/

05/02/2024

A cup of coffee, a pair of binoculars, and a great sunset to enjoy nature.

27/08/2023

It takes about two and a half hours to get to Mindo from Quito, on the way you can make a stop at the Pululahua Crater, and feel the purity of the air...

30/03/2023

Some days need to be share, more important days like this 😍

14/08/2022

Another day in paradise!
Thanks PatrickMundo for this post!

20/11/2021

Mariela and I (Tom) feel very fortunate to have met the members of Glasvegas during their time with the Baihuairi Waorani. We worked as "fixers" and translators during the creation, filming and recording of this joint Waorani/Glasvegas effort. It was such a fun experience and I think both sides "walked away differently"... but in a good way. It gives us hope for the future that such different cultures can come together, learn about each other, colaborate and have a good laugh in the meantime.

Hi Friends,

You might remember the crazy adventure we had in 2014 when the band dressed all in black visited an indigenous tribe in the Amazon Jungle… Who gets to do that?!! It’s by far one of the most extraordinary things we have ever done as a band. We spent a few days with the Baihuaeri Waorani/Huaorani People of Bameno who welcomed us into their village and educated us on their way of life. We showed them Irn Bru and the electric guitar. Together we collaborated on music and created a song called ‘Same Same’. It was our way of saying how we live so differently but are still very similar as human beings.

Ever since our visit we have kept in touch with our Ecuadorian friends who have lived harmoniously in the same area since before written history.. They are increasingly worried about how drilling for oil in and around their ancestral territory is getting worse, destroying the forest that gives them life and their way of life. They tell us that without their rainforest territory, they and the neighboring tribes who live in voluntary isolation (resisting all contact with the outside world) cannot survive.

As COP26 will be taking place in Glasgow from the 31st of October, we want to take this opportunity and support something that means a lot to us. This tribe, that took us in and showed us so much, are our friends. We want to give them a platform during the COP26 to explain what is happening to their home and to give them another space to share their truth. We feel that it is important that their voices are heard, especially on the decisions that will affect their lives so gravely.

You will mainly meet Penti and Javi, who will tell you about themselves, their family, their home and how the drilling for oil is impacting on them, their neighbouring tribes, the animals, plants and vegetation.

You can also follow Javi and Penti on: �IG: @ omeyasuni
FB: Bameno Community Tours
YT: www.youtube.com/omeyasuni
Website: https://huaoranicommunitytours.com

PS. Huaorani and Waorani are different spellings but have the same meaning. We are not referring to different tribes.

We look forward to introducing you to these amazing humans. GVx

24/04/2021

This stick insects camouflage is not so effective inside of the house but makes it almost invisible when in the forest.

Most species are completely harmless except some types which can release a toxic spray.

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20/04/2021

Wow!

What a great treat to see our Andean Bear resident/neighbor show up on the camera trap a few days ago.

We suspected he might be around due to the destroyed palm tree that we´ve seen. There seems to be at least 2 bears around... this being the smaller of the 2.

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01/04/2021

De parte de todos los que hacemos El Monte Sustainable Lodge.

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