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There are many people (and animals)
who help contribute to the success of Yanayacu. Here are a
few that you will likely meet when you come to visit.
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Jose Simbaña is from the
nearby village of Las Palmas. He originally came to Yanayacu
as the "maestro," in charge of expanding our facilities.
Later he moved to the full-time station manager position.
Since then, he has become the central figure around which
the wheels of Yanayacu turn! Currently he does a little bit
of just about every job at Yanayacu but is mostly focused on
his role as resident biologist and his collaborative studies
on nesting birds.
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Wilmer Simbaña, like his
brother, has become a fixture at Yanayacu. He began working
with the Caterpillars and Parasitoids of the Eastern Andes
project several years ago, and is now our head "gusanero"
leading the way in the field and helping to train and manage
students and volunteers who help with the project.
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Lindsey Cohen was a member of an
all-teacher Earthwatch team that worked on our caterpillar
project at Yanayacu. She is from Los Angeles where she has
worked as a special education teacher, work experience
advisor, and testing coordinator at Venice High. She is our
volunteer and student coordinator.
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Lucia Salazar, like Jose, is one of
our central support staff at Yanayacu. She is from the
nearby town of Baeza. She helps with logistics, planning,
and managing the station. In addition she is in charge of
the natural history portion of our caterpillar rearing
project and assists in monitoring bird nests. Basically, she
does it all!
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While we will always cherish the
memories of Charapa, Simba, Skoal, Roxy, and Gusano,
currently Rain is queen of the Yanayacu domain. When its
raining and you are a little down, she is always up for a
snuggle.
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Beans is the most recent addition to
our team, but is learning to fit in just
fine.
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