Lake Pilchicocha
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Lake Pilchicocha is a „blackwatered“ lake, in the Province of Sucumbíos of
Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...
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Geography

Lake Pilchicocha is located in the eastern Ecuadorian
Amazon Basin The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributary, tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about , or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent. It is located in the countries ...
, and about 2.1 Miles (1,3 km) from the
Napo River The Napo River () is a tributary to the Amazon River that rises in Ecuador on the flanks of the east Andean volcanoes of Antisana, Sincholagua and Cotopaxi. The total length is . The river drains an area of ca 103,000 km2. The mean annual dis ...
. The fish population consists mainly of
Scavenger Scavengers are animals that consume Corpse decomposition, dead organisms that have died from causes other than predation or have been killed by other predators. While scavenging generally refers to carnivores feeding on carrion, it is also a he ...
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Piranha A piranha (, or ; ) is any of a number of freshwater fish species in the subfamily Serrasalminae, of the family Serrasalmidae, in the order Characiformes. These fish inhabit South American rivers, floodplains, lakes and reservoirs. Although ...
s. Northeast of the Lake one can find a Wildlife Lodge (''„Sacha Lodge“''), commonly used by
birdwatchers Birdwatching, or birding, is the observing of birds, either as a recreational activity or as a form of citizen science. A birdwatcher may observe by using their naked eye, by using a visual enhancement device such as binoculars or a telescop ...
and hikers.Sacha Lodge - Amazon Rainforest Lodge, Ecuador - Book an Amazon Tour
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See also

* Lake Garzacocha


References


External links


Sacha Lodge at ''adventure-life.com''

The Sacha Lodge
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