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Rafting in Cuyes River
Rafting, kayaking and tubing are extreme sports and adventure tourism. The communities near Gualaquiza offer these activities, as alternatives for the distraction of tourists and work opportunities for local inhabitants. The Cuyes River descends from the Andes and joins the Cuchipamba. This downstream is a tributary of the Bomboiza, which reaches the Zamora. There is a classification of rapids according to their degree of difficulty, for the descent of rivers. It goes from one to six. The waters of the Cuyes, the Cuchipamba and the Bomboiza are Class II. That is, a little turbulent with eddies without danger for the swimmer and navigable. River rafting is a sport and recreational activity that consists of going downstream in an airboat or raft, overcoming the rapids. The boat is dragged by the current, while the crew members control it with their oars. No previous experience is required to practice it. The participant must know how to swim. Other necessary equipment is the helmet and the vest. If the river waters have low temperature, an insulating suit must be used. A variant of rafting is kayaking. A sport kayak is used for the descent. In tubing the individual is placed on top of a tube and is carried away by the current. The people who practice it are not tied down and paddle with their hands. Sailing on an Amazon river is a unique experience, because of the diversity of landscapes it offers. Other options for the visitor are rappelling, canoeing, swimming, long and pleasant walks to observe and photograph flora and fauna. Adventure, gastronomy, nature and culture. It is possible to experience all this in Gualaquiza, a town located at the southern end of Morona Santiago, in the Ecuadorian Amazon. The canton is located between the foothills of the Cordillera Oriental and the Cordillera del Condor. In its territory there is a wide diversity of ecosystems. Its people are very friendly. It has attractions like the Callejón, Petroglifos de El Empalme and the caves and waterfalls La Dolorosa and El Paraíso. Gualaquiza is known by the nickname of "Paradise of the Ecuadorian Amazon".
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Kayamas Shuar Community
Kayamas, a small Shuar community of 55 inhabitants. Located in the parish of Bomboiza, 15 minutes south of the canton of Gualaquiza, Morona Santiago. To boost its social and economic development, this town has also opted for community tourism, like other towns in eastern Ecuador. In order to promote their culture, the Shuar ethnic group resorts, in addition to gastronomy, music and dance, to the realization of the clean shamanic. In Kayamás this offer exists, which consists of a way to recover the health, by means of own rituals of the Amazonia. They aim to balance the body's energies. For the Kayamás Shuar it is about cleaning the bad energies, getting in touch with Mother Nature and discharging the electromagnetism of the technologies of the modern world. The shamanic cleanings eliminate negative thoughts, balance the body with the mind and spirit, achieving the well-being of the person. The Shuar are also the people of the sacred waterfalls. Kayamas is not the exception. He treasures his Arutam waterfall. There the ancestral rite of initiation, consecration, transmission of power and lineage is carried out. The waterfall allows the encounter with the Father Giver of the life and with the individuality of the person. The means are the power plants and the sacred tobacco. The grandparents give a spiritual name, awaken consciousness, purify the being and restore health. Another tourist activity of Kayamas, which promotes and spreads the Shuar culture, are the handicrafts. Its inhabitants make changuinas, a traditional basket used mainly for transporting food, made from vegetable fibers provided by the jungle. Necklaces for men and women made from seeds are in great demand by tourists. Authentic vegetable jewels, woven with mullets. Kayamas was created in the late 1970s by 12 people who wanted a better education for their children. The community was legalized in the Federation of Shuar Centers of Sucua. The community tourism would have emerged with the very creation of the community, getting stronger in the last years.
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Gualaquiza
Morona Santiago, Ecuador
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Morona Santiago
Discover Gualaquiza, a charming city in the province of Morona Santiago, in the amazonia region of Ecuador. A destination for visitors who want to explore the cultural and natural richness of Ecuador.