Heading south-east by canoe, they will reach the Indian village of Zabalo, a Cofan community of 130 people who are the last surviving members of their tribe in Ecuador. The 17 families need a supply of clean water, hygienic latrines and materials for their school.

Zancudo, another riverside Indian community has a Kichwa community of 106 which also lacks clean drinking water, and requires materials for their small school of 25 pupils and one teacher.

Both villages need medical and dental aid and in Zancudo basic first aid training is required to handle injuries.

The villages are surrounded by largely unexplored forest, which is home to over 800 species of bird, 150 species of mammals and several thousand species of plants, many of which are used for herbal remedies by the local shaman.

The wildlife will be identified and listed. This will include birds, fish, mammals, reptiles and Lepidoptera. Caimen, pink dolphin, tortoise are believed to exist in the Zabalo area and where possible plant life will be identified and listed.

There are also archaeological sites, believed to have been part of the Omaguas culture, yet to be examined.