Our Location
The Eastern Lowland, often called the Oriente, covers almost half the country. The Eastern Lowland is a region of thick tropical forests in the eastern foothills of the Andes and in part of the Amazon River Basin. Many rivers, including the Napo and the Pastaza, flow through the Eastern Lowland. They make up part of the Amazon River system. Little of the region has been developed, and its people travel mostly by boat on the rivers.
Shell is located on the edge of the jungle. Standing at the MAF hanger, and facing southeast, one can look down to the jungle. This region is lower in elevation than Shell, and tends to be hotter and more humid. Shell is not dry however, receiving about 22 feet of rain a year. The total for May 2000 was over thirty inches!
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