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Apr 5, 2008 - Coca

Hello everyone I made it to Coca. ... Coca is in the Amazon Basin and I have discovered so far, not to tourist friendly- which is what I expected. ... Today I was hit with the realization that my spanish needs a lot of work.Hello everyone I made it to Coca. ... Coca is in the Amazon Basin and I have discovered so far, not to tourist friendly- which is what I expected. ... Today I was hit with the realization that my spanish needs a lot of work....

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Jan 22, 2008 - Awimba way, awimba way,

Another early start and I was heading to Quito airport once again to get to the jungle. The flight was 25 mins long and we were transferred from Coca airport on these big jungle style trucks (in that they had monkeys and bananas painted on the side). ... Before getting on the motorised canoe I went to the bathroom, as I came out I found a parrot trying to get in my bag.Another early start and I was heading to Quito airport once again to get to the jungle. The flight was 25 mins long and we were transferred from Coca airport on these big jungle style trucks (in that they had monkeys and bananas painted on the side). ... Before getting on the motorised canoe I went to the bathroom, as I came out I found a parrot trying to get in my bag....

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Dec 14, 2007 - Amazonia

We flew from Quito past the Cayambe Volcano to a small town called Coca on the Napo River. ... Coca itself isn't anything special, it is really just there to service the oil industry (literally because the only things there are oil field service companies and brothels!). ... From Coca we piled into a speed boat and rocketed down the Napo River for 1. ... The speed boat that was taking us to the airport in Coca had engine problems and we missed our morning flight. ... As mentioned before, Coca isn't the most exciting place to hang out and we had a 6 hour wait before the next flight. ...

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Aug 29, 2007 - \Yachana Jungle Lodge- If you come to a fork in the road, take it. Yogi Berra

Yachana Jungle Lodge August 17th - 21st
Yachana Lodge overlooks the Napo River (one of the largest tributaries of the Amazon River) and is part of the remote village of Mondana. The journey into the rainforest began in the town of Coca, Ecuador just a 30 minute flight from the city of Quito. ... From there we traveled three hours up river in a motorized canoe to Yachana Lodge and its 4,300 acre ecological rainforest reserve.
Yachana Jungle Lodge August 17th - 21st
Yachana Lodge overlooks the Napo River (one of the largest tributaries of the Amazon River) and is part of the remote village of Mondana. The journey into the rainforest began in the town of Coca, Ecuador just a 30 minute flight from the city of Quito. ... From there we traveled three hours up river in a motorized canoe to Yachana Lodge and its 4,300 acre ecological rainforest reserve....

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Jul 17, 2007 - Coca, Ecuador

Wow. Next morning (well, today), got a 12 hour motor-canoe ride to Coca. ...

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