Surprise in the DragonFly
The Mashpi Dragonfly is an excellent example of capturing the rarest moments. The dragonfly allows you to see the forest from a completely different perspective.
Christopher Klassen
September 6, 2018
7:52 pm
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The Mashpi Dragonfly is an excellent example of capturing the rarest moments. The dragonfly allows you to see the forest from a completely different perspective.
Dive deep into the world of evolution and discover what it really means. Get a better understanding of the foundations of biology.
Discover the abundant diversity of flora and fauna at Mashpi Lodge in Ecuador. Dive into the various species, endemism, and more.
Get to know how ecology shows us that everything is connected in our living world. From plants and animals to their physical environment and more.
The story of Mashpi Lodge begins in 2001, when businessman and former mayor of Quito Roque Sevilla decided to purchase a section of the Ecuadorian Chocó forest
Learn about the amazing ‘spies in the forest’ that are redefining our understanding of life within these ancient ecosystems.
Fernando Timpe knows Mashpi Reserve, where Mashpi Lodge is located, like the back of his hand. He was part of its history long before its promoter, Roque Sevilla, had even contemplated building a hotel on the land. At the time, the very idea seemed to be lunacy.
The Choco, a bio-region and important diversity hotbed for the planet is part of a game between the mountains and the sea.
Humid tropical forests are tangles of complexity; layers upon layers of ecosystems, microhabitats and microclimates mixed into a single one.
The investigation department is the home of various scientific projects carried out in the Mashpi Reserve, with an A-team working behind it.