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The Top 10 Most Exciting River Runs Ecuador
March 5, 2010 – 3:17 pm | 2 Comments

Ecuador is a country blessed with huge Andean slopes and deep Amazon valleys. These combination of Andean Mountains dropping into the Amazon jungle forms tremendously fun rivers for kayaking and whitewater rafting. Fast moving water combined with temperate weather makes rafting and kayaking a super enjoyable activity. We’ve collected the top 10 most exciting whitewater river runs in Ecuador for you to enjoy.

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Ecuador | Whitewater Kayaking National Tournament 2008.

Submitted by on July 11, 2008 – 5:20 pmShare One Comment


Rafting Ecuador SAEC 3group 31 may 2008

The Second National Slalom & Down River Kayak Championships (Ecuador chapter) organized by the “Federacion Ecuatoriana de Canotaje” will be held in Bucay, Guayas, Ecuador on July 19th, 2008. The chosen river is the Chimbo, a class III river. It is not a commercial river, so not many people know how to run it which makes the competition even more interesting.

Since kayaking is a new sport in Ecuador, this time there are no restrictions about kayak types that can enter the competition. The tournament is open to Ecuadorian and foreign kayakers.

The competition has two categories. The Slalom which consist in passing through  gates as clear and fast as possible. And the Down River Race where all the paddlers race trough the rapids in a five kilometers section of class II  and III rapids.

I have participated in the last 5 competitions and in the last two I got the second place. I am hoping to do better this time around.

Wish me luck!

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