The Buenaventura Reserve is located in the upper part of the province of gold near the city of Piñas, this reserve presents a great diversity of birds, plant species and insects.
The area is known for being one of the richest ornithological sites in the Ecuadorian Andes. It protects a narrow area of cloud forest and habitat and another dry hillside area west of the Andes in southern Ecuador.
The Buenaventura Reserve was acquired by the Jocotoco Foundation in 1999, buy 300 hectares of land with forests and pastures. Since its inauguration, the reserve has been progressively expanded, and by the end of 2005 it has expanded by 1500 hectares. The objective of the size of the reserve is 5000 hectares.
It is accessed to the reserve in private vehicle or public transport to 60 minutes of the city of Machala in the way Santa Rosa-Pineapples.