About us

TROPIC is an award–winning ecotourism company specialized in providing high quality travel experiences in Ecuador’s most spectacular natural areas in the company of its native peoples.

At Tropic we offer our clients an unforgettable experience in a culturally sensitive style, while contributing to the conservation and sustainable development of the places we visit.

TROPIC grew out of the need for a tourism operator which could demonstrate that environmental protection and cultural respect can be compatible with running a successful business.

While many of Ecuador's (and the world's) most valuable and beautiful regions are falling victim to insensitive 'development' at the hands of the oil, timber and monoculture industries causing a tragic loss of biodiversity, now more than ever it is necessary to create viable economic alternatives which give value to this ecological and cultural richness.

At TROPIC we believe one of the best ways of conserving an area - whether it be tropical rainforest in the Amazon, paramo grasslands or Andean cloudforest, mangrove forests on the coast or the incredible uniqueness of Galápagos - is by taking people to these areas to experience their magic first hand.

Our naturalist guides are bilingual experts and committed conservationists. They always work with a local or indigenous guide, both to provide the visitor with a higher quality experience, as well as to ensure that the people who live in these special areas are benefiting economically from tourism and thus have an incentive to conserve their environment.

The interest and respect which our clients show for these indigenous communities also strengthens values and encourages the survival of traditional knowledge which has suffered erosion and unappreciation for too long.

In other words, we don't see ecotourism as a catchword for enticing unsuspecting conservation - conscious clients, but as an ongoing project for sustainable development in the world's last remaining natural treasures which provides abundant possibilities for cultural interaction beneficial for both sides.

So with TROPIC Journeys in Nature, you not only get excellent professional service from our experienced multi-lingual staff, but also the assurance that your visit to the Galápagos, the Amazon, the Andes and the Pacific Coast is having a positive environmental and cultural impact.

At least 10% of our profits is donated to environmental protection programmes in Ecuador, through our related nonprofit Acción Amazonía and including The Cuyabeno Defense Committee, the Amazon Defense Front, the Amazon Environmental Monitoring Network, the Huaorani Peoples' Organization (ONHAE), the Huaorani Community of Quehueri'ono, the Galápagos Guides Club and others.

• Meet Our Team

 Jascivan Carvalho - Director

Jascivan obtained his first degree in commercial engineering with a major in marketing from Quito's Catholic University, and after working in marketing, management and finances for medium and small enterprises, went on to complete his Masters in Planning and Management of tourism destinations in Barcelona. He has also worked as a consultant in community ecotourism with indigenous communities in Ecuador.
Having lived in several countries in Europe and South America, Jascivan is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish and English, and has developed a fully multi-cultural sensitivity.

Andrea Fierro - Sales and Marketing Management

Andrea obtained her degree in Tourism Administration with a minor in Ecotourism from Quito's Catholic University. She worked as a professor of tourism at two Quito universities, Universidad Autónoma de Quito and Unversidad Javeriana, and afterwards became involved in marketing and sales in a number of prestigious Ecuadorian tourism enterprises. she is a specialist travel consultant and in 2008 joined the team at Tropic as a market managment specialist responsible for develping new products and sales approaches.

Maria Augusta Cuisana - Sales

María Augusta Cuisana has a degree in Tourism Administration with a minor in Ecotourism from Quito's Catholic University. She has been working in the Ecuadorian tourism industry for 11 years coordinating and selling programs. She also worked as a guide in a private reserve and speaks Spanish and English. One of María`s main passions is sharing the wonders of Ecuador with our clients.

Fernanda has a degree in International Trade from the Universidad Tecnologica Equinoccial. Since 2001 she has worked for Tropic managing the operations department. Her present responsibilites are related to financial management. Fernanda's main goal is to guarantee an unforgettable experience for our clients by ensuring every detail is perfectly organised. 

Diana Roblez - Operations

Diana Roblez Ureña has a degree in Ecotourism from the Central University of Ecuador and her professional experience is in the areas of Sustainable Tourism and Community Development on the Ecuadorian coast, Amazon and Mountain regions. She is presently responsible for the progress of the Huaorani Lodge Community Tourism Project, financed the United Nations Development Programme UNDP and the World Tourism Organisation. Diana is passionate about working directly with communities to develop their tourism projects and improve the quality of their lives; she will shortly assume the coordination of operations for Tropic.

Xavier Pucachaqui - Logistics

Xavier is our logistics assistant. Before every group of clients arrives he spends several hours dealing with the organisation of all matters related to planning menus, purchase of foods, and camping facilities.