Welcome to the Jardin Botantico Los Orquideas in Puyo, Ecuador

Read about the Orchid and Botanical Garden in the new newsletter of the Society for Ecological Restoration

The Orchid and Botanical Garden of the Ecuadorian Amazon

Is the fruit of an idea that began in Puyo in 1980. Here you can discover orchids in their natural setting, in a restored forest in the upper Amazon basin. This reserve is a site of scientific inquiry, thanks to the work of its owner, Omar Tello.
The reserve is guided by the mission:

to promote environmental education
to promote the conservation of the natural resources of the Amazon
to promote the scientific research of the Amazonian flora as a sustainable means of community development

Protect Habitat

Learn about our neighbor's land that we are trying to purchase

See photos of our new interpretative museum, highlighting the study of

ecological restoration in tropical ecosystems.

We are located minutes outside of the city of Puyo, in the Amazonian (Oriente) region of Ecuador. Visit us to explore the botanical garden, or write to us to learn more about research, jbl_orquideas@yahoo.com. To inquire about volunteering, see our page about volunteering.

Salvaging seeds from logged forests in the Amazon

It is illegal to remove orchids from their natural habitats. We only collect orchids from forests that have already been logged, unfortunately, these forests are usually cleared for livestock.