About Jaguar EcoTours
Jaguar EcoTours travels throughout Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. We are currently leading expeditions in Ecuador and Peru. (Peru is one of the worlds’ archaeological capitals and famous for the Incan Empire.)
Our tours are extremely unique and intimate. They are unmatched in the level of intimacy that you will develop with the people and cultures we meet. The tours are also responsible, in that we work to conserve the natural environment and improve the well-being of those that we visit.
If you are interested in a customized EcoTour for yourself or a group, please contact Jaguar directly. In most cases we can accommodate you with a personalized itinerary. 100% of the proceeds will benefit local communities! Jaguar offers EcoTours throughout Ecuador, Peru, Colombia & Bolivia. If we can't offer a personal EcoTour, we can offer information and guidance.
Tour Operator
Miranda Detore of Seattle Washington is the founder and Tour Operator of Jaguar Ecotours. While in Seattle she works full time as a firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician. In 1998 she founded Jaguar Ecotours as a way to bring awareness to the Cofan People and their struggles for autonomy.
A native of Seattle Miranda began traveling at an early age. Through her experiences she has developed a passion for the diverse cultures and languages all over the globe.
Miranda began her travel career organizing and facilitating out-of-state trips for her high school ski club. During this time she also served as a student ambassador to Europe as part of a five week program. Some years later she organized and lead a five week tour of Europe.
At age 19 Miranda expanded her travels to South America. It was there on her first trip that she was fortunate to meet the Cofan Indian Tribe. She celebrated her 19th birthday at the top of the active Tungurahua Volcano in Ecuador.
She moved to Ecuador in 1996 and completed a year-long program in Latin American studies, working as part of a 20-person research team. In 1997 Miranda lived with the Cofan Indians in their village called Zabalo. There she began her academic research on ecotourism in the Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, of the Upper Amazon Basin.
Miranda is a graduate of the University of Washington where she majored in Latin American studies, American Indian Studies and Geography. She is a fluent Spanish speaker and has a strong background in the Cofan Indian language, A' Ingae. In 1997, at the request of his parents, she brought a young Cofan boy to the United States where he could learn English. He has gone on to receive a formal ‘western’ education and is on track to graduate high school in June 2006.
Miranda is ambitious, resourceful and a detail-oriented traveler. Her interests include emergency medicine, fire fighting, live music, charity fund raisers, cooking, and teaching. Passions include traveling (especially to remote places where a positive impact on local peoples can occur), discovering new places, adventure, outdoor recreation, and photography.
Thanks for visiting my website…Since 1997, I have led groups in and around the jungles of Ecuador, working with and for the native people of the region. In 2000, I was honored to speak at the United Nations on behalf of the Cofan tribe.
Our next trip will be to Ecuador where we will be taking much-needed supplies to people in remote areas in Ecuador. The experience promises to be very intimate and rewarding for both the people on the tour and the people we will be visiting.