Yesterday I caught up with Eric who leads the environmental NGO "Pro Bosque" which protects and manages a large area of dry tropical forest owned by HOLCIM/LAFARGE just outside of the city of Guayaquil. The area is the home of the almost extinct Great Green Macaw, a bird only found anymore here in Ecuador and in Costa Rica. Eric and I worked during the 1997-2009 period on a few projects between Niagara College, College of the Rockies, UEES and Pro Bosque. I also did some nice work with Eric on eco-lodges in the park financed by Rotary Clubs in Canada. It was great to see Eric again. He is certainly one of my environmental heroes who does not just talk but is full of action. He came 27 years ago from California where he grew up and became a certified forest fire fighter and park ranger. Eric is active around the world in the Society of Eco-System Restoration.
Today (Sunday morning) I went for another nice walk on the riverside "Malecon" boardwalk. In the photo above is the hill I am going to go up later today with another colleague from here (Jessica from the Canada Ecuador Chamber of Commerce). It has 444 steps! Below just a few shots from the scenery here and people going about their way and their work....
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