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La Reserva Ecológica Séptímo Paraíso es un área protegida desde el 2001 con la meta de conservar y preservar el bosque y el ecosistema que le rodea. Está administrado por la Fundación Green Mindo que se encuentra desarrollando proyectos de conservación y estudios dentro de sus 420 hectáreas de bosque nublado primario y secundario maduro.
La Reserva tiene una de las mayores cuentas de aves de la región noroccidente de Pichincha, con 322 especies. Además, existen varias especies de mamiferos como puma, oso de anteojos, monos, coati, armadillos, venados de cola blanca, peresozos entre otros. Una variedad increible de especies de reptiles y anfibios. sin contar la tremenda variedad de flora. La altitud varia entre 950 m y 1650m y el aislamiento de la región ha creado uno de los mas delicados, ricos y complejos ecosistemas conocidos en la región de Mindo.
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Septimo Paraiso Cloud Forest Reserve is a private protected area born in 2001, with the goal of saving and preserving the forest and diverse ecosystems that are immerse in it. It is managed by the Green Mindo Foundation, which is in charge of the conservation and the study of its 420 hectares of premountain and mountain cloud forest.
The Reserve has one of the largest bird counts of the north-western area of Pichincha, with 322 species of birds. Several species of mammals had been found such as puma, spectacled bear, black howler monkey, capuchin monkey Andean coati, armadillos, white tailed and brocket deer, two toed sloth to name some. Also an incredible amount of reptile and amphibian species had been found, plus an overwhelming number of plant species. The drastic altitude changes from 950 mts. to 1650 mts. above the sea level in addition to the isolation of the region that has created one of the most delicate, but rich and complex ecosystems known in the Mindo region.
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