ALTO ILA, Ecuador (AP) — On a recent journey into the Ecuadorian Amazon jungle, Ramón Pucha realized he was being trailed. Fresh puma tracks now lined the path alongside his own footprints. Unfazed, ...

Pucha and his family have spent years building a 'living laboratory' and a vital seed bank in the Ecuadorian Amazon jungle.

Ecuador is scoping out new debt-for-nature swaps, one to funnel funds into the Amazon rainforest and another for a giant ocean protection zone backed by Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio, people ...

Did you know you can actually swim in the Amazon River? In Ecuador you can! In this video, Travel + Leisure guides you on an ...

Ramon Pucha demonstrates how to turn a leaf into a hat to protect himself from the sun while looking for seeds to grow on his family's farm, where he preserves native species and shares seedlings with ...

ALTO ILA, Ecuador (AP) — On a recent journey into the Ecuadorian Amazon jungle, Ramón Pucha realized he was being trailed. Fresh puma tracks now lined the path alongside his own footprints. Unfazed, ...