Yachana Foundation - Visiting a Permaculture Project in the Jungle 

Yeah, the more I travel and the more of the world I see the more optimistic I become about the future. Years ago, when all I knew was life in a city in the US I was depressed and convinced that the world was a mess and getting worse by the day. It is indeed a big beautiful world out there.

@@FallofftheMap This is IT - travelling ❤️ Our world is indeed wonderful and, so are all the living species here. There is ONÉ person from my former little place I agree with (maybe one day - in 1000 years - others will come). His name was Hans Christian Andersen and he once said "to travel is to live" and I couldn't agree more.... South America next stop... 🌹🌹🌹

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I am happy and excited to make more videos about this area and this project

Yeah, they really got jammed up. I’ve heard some scary things about some of the communities in the oriente. Each community is different, most are good people, but occasionally things go off the rails in one community or another.

Thanks. Yeah, I use a grinder to sharpen the machete. I’m not really worried about the lock for now because this little cabin is empty. There’s nothing to take.

@@FallofftheMap For Peru, I prefer coastal land vs jungle land. And highland land vs jungle land. But I can understand that coastal land in Ecuador is nowadays quite dangerous, specially in the Esmeraldas Region. Here coastal semi-desertic land is still available, but the main problem is if we really want it cheap, have to buy with no registration in ""Registros Publicos"" what is the public organization for registred properties. What about drilling water-well in Ecuador. Is it common practice in the coastal areas ?

@@davidveraok yeah, I’m not a big fan of living on the coast in Ecuador. I’ve tried it a couple times. It’s too hot and the culture on the coast is difficult for me to adapt to. Years ago when I lived on the north coast near the Colombia border I had a well, but the well eater had too much salt in it. When I lived in Canoa on the central coast we got water delivered by truck. I really don’t know how common it is to have a well here. One of my neighbors in the mountains has one but it cost him $50,000 to drill it. I think the climate on the coast in most of Peru is better than in Ecuador.

The good thing in our coast is that we can get water by pumping up from a waterwell. Those waterwell are always with water because of they are replenished from the Andes during rainy season. Mild weather and few bugs, too. Ideal place for Agriculture. Also, abundance of very cheap fish and seafood too. Even though all those benefits, most people think about lushy green coastal areas with palm trees and white sand as in the Caribe. I love the contrast between semi-desertic and desertic area with the ocean as in Sechura or Paracas or Malabrigo. This ocean is so energetic because of hyper abundance of marine life. As a side note, you might like to know more about IIAP - Instituto de Investigación de La Amazonía Peruana. They have been working hard the last 2 decades , investigation in Amazon Region, Have made a lot of advance in piscicultura. Paco, Gamitana and the king of the rivers Paiche.

@@davidveraok thanks for the advice. I will check out that institute.

Yeah, banana grows much faster than guanabana. I think the guanabana tree was there first but banana took over around it. Eventually there was a guanabana tree hiding in the center of a cluster of bananas

@@LuciaMinca the “talent” to document your life on RU-vid is something that comes with practice for most of us. The great thing about it is that you are your own editor, so anything you record that you don’t feel comfortable with you can edit out and/or record again. When you get comfortable with this reality you will find you become much more comfortable on camera because it means you have all the power to control how you tell your story. I encourage you to give it a try, and if it doesn’t take, give it another try. Anyway, I’m glad you found and like my videos. Good luck.

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It is, and a video doesn’t do it justice. To stand there next to the mighty Rio Napo listening to the jungle, smelling the damp earth and millions of plants and animals… that does it justice.

You’re welcome. I hope to spend more time out there once I get my new farm up and running.

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Yeah, Ecuador is pretty libertarian in practice. There are lots of rules and regulations, but they aren’t enforced. You can build what you want, sell food and drinks, pretty much do whatever you want, and if you’re not hurting anybody nobody bothers you. It’s both a good and a bad thing… it’s great if you’re in a small town or out in the campo, but it means that the big cities are extremely chaotic.

I always need seeds, both for the land in the Amazon and for my mountain property. The difficulty with seeds from the EU and US is that they are often varieties that need seasons, specifically a difference in the number of daylight hours to trigger the plant to produce fruit or complete other processes. But yeah, i would love seeds and would love to trade some of my plants and seeds.

@@FallofftheMap anything specific you would like?

I agree. The more time I spend doing this the more I learn how to avoid mistakes by tapping into the knowledge of those that have been here longer.

I know how to grow things in Michigan, but it is different here.Haven't been able to find borax [boron] here and broccoli cauliflower love it.

@fredwyese I’ve seen Borax for sale on fb marketplace. Found it while I was looking for boric acid.

@fredwyese I’ve seen Borax for sale on fb marketplace. Found it while I was looking for boric acid.

@fredwyese I’ve seen Borax for sale on fb marketplace. Found it while I was looking for boric acid.

Brother, I am an electrician. Local #46.

@@CryptoDreams2030 that’s awesome. Choose carefully when picking your country. Ecuador was awesome when I first moved here 11 years ago, but things change over time. I still love it here, but if I were in the process of deciding where to move I might choose somewhere else right now. It’s hard to know for sure, because the cost of living and ease of getting a residency visa here are still great, and there are still safe areas, but I’m less positive about the country now than I was a few years ago. The insecurity and economic situation make the possibility of a hostile government coming to power uncomfortably high. Definitely watch the next elections closely. If Naboa wins Ecuador should continue to stabilize and recover. If he loses things could get really bad.