TothewestofQuito,moistairfromthePacificOceanisblowninland,whereitmeetstheAndes Mountains,coolingandformingtheuniqueecosystemknownasacloudforest.Ecuadorsprimary cloudforestsharbourimmensebiodiversity,particularlybirdspeciesandalsosomeofthehighestrates ofplantendemismintheworld–includingorchids,bromeliads,heliconias,ferns,vines,mossesand lichens.Discoverthemysteriesofthecloudforestonexcursionsalongnaturepathsflankedbycrystalline rivers. CloudForest 23