FroilanAyumpum
Hola, Froilan can be contacted at the following email address: etnociencia1995@hotmail.comHe´s very professional and trustworthy!He also works with sacred shuar medicines, in case you want to explore more of the shuar spirituality.
Celticwhelan
The area near Macas is home to one of Ecuador’s indigenous tribes, the Shuar. I toured a Shuar community with Sigor Travel in November, 2010. The guide, Froilan Nusirquia, was very knowledgeable about the Shuar life style- their culture, their jungle environment, and the difficulties they have experienced, and still experience in the modern world. We travelled by bus, canoe, and on foot through a variety of terrains, studied many types of plants and insects, and Froilan helped me to understand how the Shuar are able to live well in a difficult environment by using nature and their vast knowledge of the jungle. The day I spent with Froilan was one of my most interesting in Ecuador.Sigor Travel’s Froilan is a fine guide- he works very hard to ensure that one has a complete immersion in the culture. I did only a full day tour , but I believe that visitors would also enjoy a stay of a few nights as well. Camping facilities are possible in the Shuar community we visited. Froilan speaks Shuar and Spanish. I highly recommend his services to visitors. His office- at 10 de Agosto and Guamote- is centrally located near the bus station, the main market, and the inexpensive, very clean and safe Hotel Heliconia where I stayed in Macas.Macas is a great place to visit- and a tour with Sigor Travel will make your visit even better.