
BGCI: The global network Our work Our supporters and partners Join in Resource centre Education centre Climate change information centre PlantSearch GardenSearch Sign up to our newsletter:	BGCI > Garden Reserva Rio Guaycuyacu Ecuador - Pichincha Institution Code: GALAP International Agenda Registration: N BGCI Member: Y Main Address: Reserva Rio Guaycuyacu Casilla 17 07 8712 Quito, Ecuador Pichincha Ecuador Telephone: (5932) 2570-174 (MESSAGE) Fax: (5932) 2220-426 URL: www.ecuadorexplorer.com/guaycuyacu Primary Email: guaycuyacu@yahoo.com Staff Details Director's Name: James West Curator's Name: James West Plant Records Officer's Name: James West About the Garden Institution Type: Private Collection Status Status: Private: Y Date founded: 1987 Physical Data Natural Vegetation Area: Y Natural vegetation area: Size: 10 Hectares Total Area: 32 Hectares Latitude: -0.1848 Longitude: -78.7296 Annual Rainfall: 2700 mm Altitude: 500.00 Metres Features and Facilities Arboretum: Y Arboretum Size: 10 Seed Bank: Y Computer Plant Record System: Y Open to public: Y Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: Y Number of Visitors: 200 Number of Volunteers: 10 Plant Collections Accession Number: 600 Cultivation Taxa Num: 600 Special Collections:5 ha. of mixed fruit trees, 500+ species of worldwide (lowlands tropical) origin. Chocó bioregion collection Conservation Programmes We currently have no data on Conservation Programmes at this garden. Please click here if you can update us Research Programmes Plant Breeding: Y Conservation - Biology: Y Ecosystem Conservation: Y Exploration: Y Horticulture: Y Systematics and Taxonomy: Y Sustainability: Y Agriculture: Y Education Programmes We currently have no data on Education Programmes at this garden. Please click here if you can update us