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NAPO FESTIVAL CELEBRATES OUTSTANDING WATERSHED RESOURCES
The Napo River Festival is a special annual event organized by the Ecuadorian Rivers Institute to raise awareness of the Napo watershed and its importance to everyone. This unique gathering seeks to educate the public about watershed issues, preserve cultural traditions, and promote sustainable forms of development and resource management.

The spirit of the Napo River Festival is about sharing between people and cultures towards the common thread of water and life.

The Napo River is important because it is the last major tributary of the Amazon River in Ecuador which remains free-flowing and has minimal development and contamination in its headwaters.

This watershed hosts some of the greatest levels of biodiversity found on the planet. Indigenous Kichwa Indians depend on the rivers for important sources of food, water, and transportation.

The rivers and creeks in the Napo watershed are world-class paddle sports destinations. Altogether, rafting, kayaking, birdwatching and jungle tours in the Napo watershed form a sustainable and significant local economy.

Attention is desperately needed to ensure that the Napo watershed receives appropriate recognition and management. Transcontinental water diversion projects, oil and mining development, road construction, deforestation, unsustainable agricultural practices, uncontrolled growth, and improper waste management systems all threaten the future integrity of the Napo watershed.

You can help raise awareness of these issues by supporting this event.

HELP SUPPORT THE NAPO RIVER FESTIVAL

Go to www.kayakecuador.com/ERI_Home/Donate to make US tax-deductible contributions to the Napo Festival Fund through the Ecuadorian Rivers Institute. For more information, call 1-888-353-9849 or write to festival@kayakecuador.com.

What you should bring
+ Two pairs of shoes or sandals with an ankle strap (one pair to get wet!)
+ Sun Glasses with a retainer strap
+ Sunscreen & Insect Repellent
+ Swimsuit / Shorts / T-shirt / Athletic clothing / Lycra/Spandex / Polypro (Please NO jeans!)
+ Change of dry clothes
+ Positive energy and open expectations to have an unforgettable experience!

How much does it cost?
The event is FREE and open to the public; but if you want to play, the fun and games cost
$2 -$5 per person, with a chance to win GREAT PRIZES from our SPONSORS!
LODGING from $ 5.00
FOOD from $ 2.00
BUS from QUITO to TENA is $ 6.00

How to Get There
Event Maps
Bus Schedule: Quito-Tena

Sign Up for FUN!
Activities are open to register up until the day of the event. Sign up in advance b/c space can be limited due to popular demand. Call or write for a registration form for the activities you want to take part in:

FUNDACIÓN RÍO NAPO / ERI
Bellavista Baja, Av. Francisco de Orellana 707 y Tarqui, Piso 2
Tena - Napo - Ecuador
Telf. 062-887-438
festival@kayakecuador.com

LODGING
Lodging: Tena - Puerto Misahualli - Ahuano

RESTAURANTS
Restaurants: Tena - Puerto Misahualli - Ahuano

FUNDACION RIO NAPO
RUC 1591702560001
Av. Francisco de Orellana 707 y Tarqui, Piso 2
TENA - NAPO
Telf. 062-887-438
FAX 062-888-888
festival@kayakecuador.com

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Slide Show of 2001 event!!

Slide Show of 2002 event!