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Bosque Protector Cerro Blanco
Cerro Blanco is administered by the Fundacion Pro-Bosque (Pro-Forest Foundation), and protects 5,000 hectares of dry tropical forest outside of Guayaquil. Cerro Blanco includes a mosaic of vegetation from abandoned pasturelands to primary forest, amidst rolling hills and narrow ravines. The Bosque Protector Cerro Blanco is rich with bio-diversity and one of the few remaining areas of protected coastal forest in Ecuador. An estimated 600 plant species are found in the reserve along with 33 recorded mammal species, including monkeys, white-tailed deer, jaguar, and puma.
Due to its incredible bird diversity, Cerro Blanco has been designated Ecuador's second Important Bird Area by Birdlife International. With 211 bird species registered to date in Cerro Blanco's forest, including 30 endemic of the Tumbesian Region of Southwestern Ecuador-Northwestern Peru, bird watching is excellent. Among these varied species, a total of eight globally threatened bird species live in the forest and these species are the focus of the foundation's conservation program.
The forest provides comprehensive visitor facilities allowing tourists to make the most of their trip to Cerro Blanco. There are over 20 knowledgeable guides eager to take visitors on any of the three nature trails or you can choose to follow the self-guided trail. A conservation center was recently opened and has a series of exhibits on dry tropical forests as well as an herbarium. The Fundacion Pro-Bosque also offers special tours of its integrated organic farm and visits to the wildlife rehabilitation center to see the forests resident animals. For a nominal fee, there is a camping and picnic area, which includes tent pads, running water, and showers.
The reserve is located on the coastal highway heading north from Guayaquil to Salinas (Kilometer 16.5 Via a La Costa).
The Puerto Hondo Mangrove Ecotourism project, located one kilometer north along the Via a La Costa, works with the Fundacion Pro-Bosque and its community members to offer guided canoe trips through the mangroves. More than 40 bird species have been identified here, including white ibis, yellow-crowned night heron, and rufous-necked wood rail. For more information contact Eric Horstman, Fundacion Pro-Bosque, Casilla 09-01-04243, Km. 16 Via a la Costa, Guayaquil, Ecuador, telephone 04-872236, 871-900 extension 32280.
