Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover travel with a focus on safety and sustainability. Slava Sambu and his wife, Ozge, were looking for more than fine dining ...

The world is silent as mist swirls about in the tree canopy, and a row of ridges peeks through the cloud forest. As your gondola slowly travels for more than a mile through a steady drizzle, all ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The hotel offers total immersion in the Chocó bioregion of the Andes Mountains of Ecuador (Mashpi Lodge) Sitting in the six-acre ...

Mashpi Lodge in Ecuador has announced the discovery of a new plant species, making it the 10th species discovery at the eco-lodge in 10 years. Since opening in 2012, the eco-lodge has spent the past ...

With just 2% of the Chocó Cloud Forest remaining, Ecuador's Mashpi Lodge brings a luxuriously innovative approach to its conservation by immersing guests in jungle adventures. The morning sun filtered ...

Old Eco: Build the lodge on the border of a national reserve, to take advantage of its abundant wildlife. New Eco: Become the reserve. Mashpi created a 42,000-acre protected area and employs an ...

Ecuadorian eco-resort Mashpi Lodge sits in the middle of the Chocó-Andean forest. Constructed using environmentally friendly techniques, the property is designed to be at one with nature. It's ...

Shortly after the turn of the century the former mayor of Quito, Roque Sevilla, bought up a vast chunk of the Ecuadorian cloud forest from a local logging company, and turned the land into one of the ...

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Sitting in the six-acre Mashpi Reserve, the lodge offers complete immersion in the Choco rainforest. It’s a three-hour drive across the equator from Quito (Mashpi has its own car and minibus service ...