Tropical Ecology Program



View a brief snapshot of the City of Quito and the Universidad San Francisco de Quito, where you will first arrive in Ecuador for the Tropical Ecology Program.



The focal sites of the TEP Montane Ecology course take place high in the Andes at the Paramo and Cloud forest, two distinctly different places, each teaming with life as this brief short will show.



Visit the spots that inspired Charles Darwin's theories of evolution. See the unique flora and fauna that inhabit these islands on a ten day cruise incorporated into the Tropical Ecology Program.



Life in the rainforest isn't limited to the species in the canopy. A wide array of plant, insect, and animal species can be found at your feet on the trails of Tiputini Biodiversity Station.


Gaze out into the forest canopy from atop the canopy tower at Tiputini Biodiversity Station. View the mammals, birds, and plant life that all live high in the trees.

 

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