Category Archives: Intag-El Refugio Cloud Forest

Imbabura mountain overlooks San Pablo de Lago in Ecuador – ON the equator. Lush and beautiful part of the world, the Intag Cloud Forest.  Being able to see the volcano mountain top without clouds can be a rare experience

Saying good bye to every one at El Refugio de Intag a couple of mornings ago; including a group pix in front of the mural by Sandy Statz – such great times here listening to births, walking mossy paths, living … Continue reading →

Three days at El Refugio in the Intag region, a cloud forest in the mountains around 6,000 ft. This is Ivan Suarez is our naturalist guide for the trip. He is a passionate environmentalist/farmer/cafe owner/guide extraordinaire bursting with details about … Continue reading →

Pronounced WualiMAHN – accent on the second syllable, this archaeological ruin is 2 kilometers on a path from the nearest drivable road in the Intag Cloud Forest region of Ecuador. This sign says, Enjoy the beautiful country! And that we … Continue reading →

A very special place in the world.

Shade Coffee, bananas and “lechero” stalks that grow together into walls! Very wet last month so upper roads were swamped . Not too much for the 4×4 truck that took us from El Refugio de Intag to Culibri Lodge.

Last day at El Refugio de Intag in the cloud forest – a beautiful morning here! Lots of avian activity.

Cool bugs at night on the playground under the light- El Refugio de Intag – http://www.elrefugiocloudforest.com

Salem students and their professor Kim Varnadoe tasting coffee in the cloud forest of Intag at the Collectivo; and a morning walking along the river to find Lupe milking the cow. Toke gets a few green stickers!

This is the same design created by pre Incan civilizations – here designed by scientists measuring the exact center of the world! The sun rises and sets against the mountain peaks creating a point of orientation to measure the seasons … Continue reading →

We walk on moss covered paths through thick vegetation by a rushing stream. We take an art class. We watch birds. We meditate. We do yoga. And we are enchanted with the energy and beauty of this place. Good morning … Continue reading →

Are you there? The skies are open, the hills saturated from last night’s pounding rain and you are right behind a bank of clouds that look like a splendid snow capped volcano reaching up to 16,800 feet. I am on … Continue reading →

Back from the beautiful cloud forest of Intag where at El Refugio the river rush is so strong it buries the sound of the bird calls.