JANUARY 19 – 21, 2024 / TENA, NAPO PROVINCE, ECUADOR
WORLD CLASS JUNGLE WHITEWATER – CELEBRATING THE FREE-FLOWING JONDACHI!
Thanks to everyone who participated in the Upper Jondachi Kayak Race held on 19 January and the huge turnout for the group descent of the Jondachi-Hollín Rivers held on 20 January! We are pleased to announce the new dates on March 22 – 23 – 24, 2024 for the activities in Puerto Misahuallí and Ahuano of the tenth annual edition of the Jondachi Fest, which were suspended and had to be rescheduled as per the restrictions for holding public events imposed by the current state of emergency in Ecuador, due to violence and insecurity. Those activities were allowed since they involved disperse groups of paddlers in secure and remote areas. The interventions by the police and military during the first sixty days of the state of emergency have improved the conditions of security and reduced violence at the national level, and no recent incidents have occurred in the Napo province. For these reasons, the activities contemplated in the Jondachi Fest have been authorized to move forward. While most areas are considered to be relatively safe, there are certain hotspot areas predominantly in and around large cities on the coast that are known to be dangerous and should be avoided. If you are visiting Ecuador during the current state of emergency, we suggest avoiding large, urban areas and traveling during the day with local transport services and tour operators who are familiar with local conditions, and participating in focused ecotourism activities with local guides in safe areas.
Gracias a todos y todas quienes participaron en la competencia de kayak en el alto río Jondachi el viernes, 19 de enero y el descenso de los ríos Jondachi-Hollín, el sábado, 20 de enero del 2024. Estas actividades fueron autorizadas por el gobierno considerando la naturaleza de estas actividades en lugares seguros donde no existe riesgo de violencia. Tenemos el bien de anunciar las nuevas fechas del 22 – 23 – 24 de marzo del 2024 para retomar las actividades previstas para la décima edición del evento “JONDACHI FEST” que fueron suspendidas en enero, debido a la crisis de inseguridad y las amenazas de violencia y criminalidad en el país, que provocaron la suspensión de eventos públicos que implicaron la concentración de personas en lugares públicos. Las intervenciones realizadas por las fuerzas armadas y la policía nacional durante las primeras sesenta días del estado de excepción lograron mejorar las condiciones de seguridad y violencia a nivel nacional y últimamente no se han registrado incidentes en la provincia de Napo. Por eso se ha autorizada retomar las actividades contempladas en el Jondachi Fest ahora.
Agenda (English) / Agenda (Español)
EXPLORE TOURISM ATTRACTIONS IN THE JONDACHI-HOLLIN-MISAHUALLI-NAPO WATERSHED CORRIDOR
Help us to promote the preservation of the Jondachi River
We propose the designation of certain riparian corridors as PROTECTED AREAS that will form part of a national strategy for the preservation of biodiversity in freshwater aquatic ecosystems and ecological connectivity between the Andes and the Amazon.
LEARN MORE ABOUT JONDACHI FEST
2016
- Canoe & Kayak 2016 festival dispatch and video (January 22. 2016)
- 2016 festival video featured on Kayak Session (March 23, 2016)
2015
- Jondachi Fest’s 2015 bilingual video (by Quito-based Afuera Producciones)
- Canoe & Kayak “Endangered Rivers” digital feature (March 3, 2015)
- Canoe & Kayak festival dispatch (January 27, 2015)
- Rapid Media festival dispatch (March 11, 2015)
- American Whitewater Journal (May/June 2015)
- Jondachi Fest was also featured in print in Kayak Session and Paddling Magazine in 2015!
I want Jondachi to run free
The merits of a hydro project there are unwarranted
And that is the frustrating aspect of it all
It must remain freeflowing for the common good of the future