{"id":569,"date":"2026-06-10T19:16:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T19:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/yumbo-mashpi-reserve\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T23:44:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T23:44:15","slug":"yumbo-mashpi-reserve","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/en\/yumbo-mashpi-foundation\/yumbo-mashpi-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"Yumbo Mashpi Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">Yumbo Mashpi Reserve<\/h1>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The Yumbo Mashpi Reserve exists to conserve, protect, and restore the forests and watersheds of Alto Mashpi and the Waycuyacu corridor. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_2576-1920-1024x767.jpg\" alt=\"Hillside covered in cloud forest with wispy clouds drifting by, part of the Yumbo Mashpi Reserve, seen from Mashpi Amagusa Lodge\" class=\"wp-image-275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_2576-1920-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_2576-1920-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_2576-1920-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_2576-1920-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_2576-1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cloud forest hillside in the Yumbo Mashpi Reserve<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">We emerged from the urgent need to defend the last remnants of primary forest, which are disappearing day by day due to the expansion of cattle ranching and logging, by creating sustainable development alternatives that respect the environment and benefit local communities.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">With the support of American Bird Conservancy and Conserva Aves, we now protect 29 hectares of primary forest, and we continue raising funds to expand this reserve and protect more hectares of native forest.<br\/><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n  <givebutter-widget id=\"pA7koA\" style=\"display: inline-block;\"><\/givebutter-widget>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-section-4 has-border-color has-contrast-border-color has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e685313f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-section-4--1\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-left-radius:15px;border-bottom-right-radius:15px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Cloud Forest Species<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">These are some of the species that inhabit the Alto Mashpi Cloud Forest, an ecosystem of extraordinary biodiversity that the Yumbo Mashpi Foundation works to protect. From endemic birds to orchids, mosses, and insects, each image is a testament to the natural richness we seek to conserve for future generations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"680\" data-id=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_3037-510-2.jpg\" alt=\"Speckled Tanager (Tangara vitriolina) perched on a cloud forest branch\" class=\"wp-image-167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_3037-510-2.jpg 510w, https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_3037-510-2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Speckled Tanager<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"680\" data-id=\"162\" src=\"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_2945-510-2.jpg\" alt=\"Pale burgundy orchid with long, drooping petals in the cloud forest of the Yumbo Mashpi Reserve\" class=\"wp-image-162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_2945-510-2.jpg 510w, https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_2945-510-2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Orchid<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"680\" data-id=\"164\" src=\"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_2970-510-2.jpg\" alt=\"Close-up of the underside of a fern leaf, with black spores forming a pattern of repeated &quot;U&quot; shapes\" class=\"wp-image-164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_2970-510-2.jpg 510w, https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_2970-510-2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fern spores<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"680\" data-id=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_2287-510.jpg\" alt=\"Hand holding a feather-shaped flower, bright pink, in the Yumbo Mashpi Reserve\" class=\"wp-image-155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_2287-510.jpg 510w, https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_2287-510-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Feather flower<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"680\" data-id=\"154\" src=\"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Choco-Brushfinch-510.jpg\" alt=\"Choc&#xF3; Brushfinch (matorralero del Choc&#xF3;) feeding on seeds from a native plant in the Yumbo Mashpi Reserve&#10;\" class=\"wp-image-154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Choco-Brushfinch-510.jpg 510w, https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Choco-Brushfinch-510-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Choc\u00f3 Brushfinch <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" data-id=\"161\" src=\"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_2927-510.jpg\" alt=\"Deep golden-yellow orchid growing from the base of a narrow, upright leaf in the Yumbo Mashpi Reserve\" class=\"wp-image-161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_2927-510.jpg 510w, https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_2927-510-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Orchid<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"680\" data-id=\"156\" src=\"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_2263-510.jpg\" alt=\"Moss covered in water droplets in the cloud forest of the Yumbo Mashpi Reserve\" class=\"wp-image-156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_2263-510.jpg 510w, https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_2263-510-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Moss<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"680\" data-id=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_2316-510-2.jpg\" alt=\"Beetle with chestnut-colored elytra and upright black antennae in the Yumbo Mashpi Reserve\" class=\"wp-image-276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_2316-510-2.jpg 510w, https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_2316-510-2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Beetle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"679\" data-id=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_2407-510-3.jpg\" alt=\"Shining Green Tanager (Chlorochrysa phoenicotis) perched on a cloud forest branch\" class=\"wp-image-277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_2407-510-3.jpg 510w, https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_2407-510-3-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shining Green Tanager<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yumbo Mashpi Reserve The Yumbo Mashpi Reserve exists to conserve, protect, and restore the forests and watersheds of Alto Mashpi and the Waycuyacu corridor. We emerged from the urgent need to defend the last remnants of primary forest, which are disappearing day by day due to the expansion of cattle ranching and logging, by creating [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":573,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"reserva-yumbo-mashpi-footer-with-conserva-aves-2","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-569","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=569"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/569\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yumbomashpi.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}