Kayak Ecuador - VI Napo River Festival - A Celebration of the Napo Watershed and its Importance to Everyone



VI NAPO RIVER FESTIVAL JANUARY 13 -15, 2006 TENA ~ PUERTO MISAHUALLI ~ AHUANO For Information: USA Telfax: 1-888-353-9849, Ecuador: 011-593-62-887-438 (Tena Office) or write to: festival@kayakecuador.com Look for schedule updates and new links on this page as they become available!
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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. All materials copyright kayakecuador.com Photos by Matt Terry unless otherwise noted site design by adventurewire