Bro. Giovanni and the Otonga Foundation

Bro. Giovanni Onore is an Italian friar entomologist at the PUCE University in Quito. He is the founder and director of the Otonga foundation, a nature reserve that preserves, reforests and educates at multiple levels. Our work this summer should be within this foundation/community. The photo above is Father Giovanni Onore at the entrance of the Otonga Reserve. For more information about the Otonga Reserve and Bro. Giovanni visit the following:

http://www.parks.it/world/EC/riserva.otonga/Epar.html

http://www.inderscience.com/search/index.php?action=record&rec_id=14634&prevQuery=&ps=10&m=or

Quick Facts About Ecuador

Full name: Republic of Ecuador
Population: 13.3 million (UN, 2007)
Capital: Quito
Area: 272,045 sq km (105,037 sq miles)
Major languages: Spanish, indigenous languages
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 72 years (men), 78 years (women) (UN)
Monetary unit: 1 US dollar = 100 cents
Main exports: Petroleum, bananas, shrimp, coffee, cocoa, cut flowers, fish
GNI per capita: US$2,630 (World Bank, 2006)

For more information about Ecuador visit the State Department website.