The capuchin monkeys that inhabit the town’s central park are hilarious and amiable.
The Chocolate Jungle offers everyone the possibility to enjoy the Amazon: families, students, independent travelers, athletes and adventurers.
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Puerto Misahuallí is a bustling and somewhat remote port at the juncture of the rivers Napo and Misahuallí.
It’s a quaint town, with almost all of the shops surrounding a town square where monkeys hang out with locals and tourists.
Coordinates:
0.9890°S , 77.8159°W
Puerto Misahualli is just 30 minutes southeast from the city of Tena, capital of the province of Napo.
It is located within the Amazon Rainforest, about 5 hours southeast of Quito, the capital of Ecuador.
Puerto Misahuallí
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The village was the original Ecuadorian jungle tourist outpost, and after dozens of years and despite the entrance other jungle towns into the tourism market, is still a popular starting point for jungle tours and canoe trips.
Puerto Misahuallí offers well developed tourism services, including good craft shops, cafes, and a wide array of cultural expressions along the river villages.
This area and its surrounding indigenous communities are bases for many volunteers working for reforestation projects, with community support in development initiatives in diverse, and connected areas such as, ecotourism and capacity building.
Climate
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For a rainforest area, the climate is surprisingly comfortable and cool.
There’s rainfall year-round, with an annual average of 171.65 inches (4,359.91 mm).
The heaviest rains come in April, May, and June, but even in this very wet time it doesn’t necessarily rain every day or all day when it does rain.