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Mindo is a region in northern Ecuador and one of the two Parishes of Los Bancos Canton in the province of Pichincha, about 80 km northwest of Quito.

The parish center is a small village located at 1250 m high, the region as a whole has about 2500 inhabitants engaged in livestock, agriculture, and tourism. The temperature in the area ranges between 15 ° C - 24 ° C throughout the year. The rains are common, but during the months of June to November the weather becomes drier.
Mindo is especially renowned for its natural beauties that call for nature lovers attracted by its unique flora and fauna. It is located in a valley, of which some 19,000 hectares are protected in what is called the Bosque Protector Mindo Nambillo, ecosystem which is home to about 500 varieties of birds and 90 species of butterflies. Also in the park reserve Mindo have been identified more than 170 species of orchids and bromeliads abound, heliconias, ferns, vines, mosses and lichens.

Between 2001 and 2002 world player Mindo was the mobilization and protest activities of locals and environmentalists, within Ecuador and in various countries in Europe, USA, India and Australia, to prevent the construction of a pipeline by the OCP Ecuador SA now through the region since such activities had éxito.1 2A despite opposition from locals and environmentalists pipeline was built and began operations in November 2003 and until 2010 carried approximately 375 million barrels of heavy crude in several oil companies have activities in Ecuador according to the points mentioned empresa.3
Mindo also adventure sports such as mountain climbing, horse riding, mountain biking, river rafting or rafting are practiced.