Visiting The Jungle
There are three ways to visit the jungle: on a guided tour ; at a jungle lodge ; or by staying with an indigenous community . Getting into the wilderness and being immersed in the sights and sounds of the rainforest is the whole point of a tour, and modern luxuries, such as 24-hour electricity, (hot) running water and completely insect-free buildings are absent in all but the most comfortable jungle lodges. Unguided travel in the lower Oriente is frowned upon by both Ecuadorian authorities and conservation groups. Off the main rivers, trails are few and difficult to follow, and it's all too easy to get lost in a potentially dangerous environment. Furthermore, stumbling on indigenous groups, such as the Tagaeri, a branch of the Huaorani who don't take kindly to intruding strangers, can also lead to problems, and around the Colombian border, in northern Sucumbios province, kidnappings attributed to Colombian guerilla groups have also occurred.
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