GENERAL INFORMATION

• Area: 507.164 acres (205.249 ha)
• Date of Creation: March 2, 1994
• Altitude: 1.640 — 12.800 ft (500 — 3.900 m)

National Park Sumaco Napo — Galeras is one of the least explored protected areas of Ecuador. The entangled vegetation and the steep hills make touring extremely difficult. However, its value was recognized when geologists determined that the region is a refuge for endemic species since the Pleistocene era. For these reasons it was instituted as a national park by the government and very probably as a Reserve of the Biosphere by the United Nations in the future.