Our Guides

In Chalalán we provide bilingual indigenous guides all from the community of San José de Uchupiamonas professionally trained in environmental education, natural interpretation of the forest, ecological processes and natural history. They maintain their ancestral knowledge of medicinal plants and hardwood trees, animal behaviour, myths and beliefs about the plants and animals. Our local guides interpret the forest using their traditional knowledge and incorporate scientific knowledge into their descriptions and explanations. Our guides are specialists in plants, birds and insects and have gained much experience from working in the Chalalán ecolodge.