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PUYANGO PETRIFIED FOREST
El Oro
Once covered by the ocean, Puyango Petrified Forest
originated as a result of cataclysms and geological
events from thousands of years ago which brought
an incredible collection of marine fossils and petrified
wood to the surface forming an invaluable sample of
the remote past of our planet.
A walk through the forest is a travel in time. It takes
your breath away to see the gathering of petrified
Araucarios, which are more than 100 million years old
and are believed to be the largest collection of petrified
wood in the world. By contrast, petrified fossils co-exist
beautifully with live vegetation and animals in a tropical
forest where you can see more than130 species
of birds and animals such as deer, small leopards,
squirrels, foxes, armadillos, amphibians and reptiles.
Activities:
Trekking, Natural Reserve, Sightseeing, Bird Watching
