Ecuador Trip

bayard

17 years ago

Got to see some tropical orchids in the wild for the first time:

Unidentified Sobralia

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Unidentified Maxillaria

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Charm
17 years ago
Hope you had a great trip, thanks for the pictures!~Charm
knick-knack
17 years ago
Very nice! I think it's really a unique experience seeing these orchids in situ...

-Harvey
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triciami5
17 years ago
What a wonder to see them there! Would love that. Tricia
whitecat8
17 years ago
You got to go to Ecuador! Terrific. What orchid-related activities? Whitecat8
olyagrove
17 years ago
Fantastic pictures, and what a great experience to see orchids in the wild like that!
Olya
bayard
Original Author
17 years ago
Thanks for your comments!

Whitecat8 - Seven of us were escorted around to both cloudforest and lower montane forest habitats. At the end of the trip was the Quito Orchid Expo / Andean Orchid Conference. Sadly, only 15% of the original forested areas in Ecuador remain. Much of the country is pasture and farmland. When the forests are cut, the land begins to erode and dry out. Really tragic for orchids, since Ecuador is (was) one of the most orchid-rich in number of species.