Paseo de los Monos — Local services in Puyo

I volunteered at the shelter for a week and a half. This period was amazing for me. I helped a lot with the animals in the shelter, with feeding, care, and more. I took part in building cages and felt like I learned a lot from my stay there. The owners of the place were very nice, they made sure we always had a good time, that we didn't lack for anything. They ate with us and talked with us and the experience felt completely authentic. There was nothing I asked for that they said no to. In addition, the permanent workers there are amazing and it was so much fun to work with them. Moreover, the owners gave us amazing recommendations about the area and make sure we have time during the volunteering to explore the area, go to the market and see Puyo and around. We cooked together in the evening, played pool, put music, and they support everything we wanted to do. I highly recommend coming to visit the shelter, and even volunteering for a while if you can. One of the places I enjoyed the...

The animals are in small cages begging to get out and tourists take on fotos with them and feed them. Literally every monkey begged me for food. I do not get how making the animals stay in such a small cages and letting people feed them, helps them adapting to wildlife again. Also, they function only with the help of volunteers and there is an entrance fee to the park, so it all seems really shady. It does not seem at all as they were doing a job to preparing the monkeys live in the wild again, rather it seems like a zoo. Can not recommend this place, I hopes it would have been responsible and not just using those monkeys to...

This place felt like a home away from home to me!! I stayed here for a week volunteering and it was an unforgettable experience.The family and staff are more than accomadating, and the animals are incredible to watch and interact with. I cannot emphasize enough how life changing this experience was, and how important their mission is. Both animals and humans are so well taken care of here, and I can't imagine not returning. I hope to be...