Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve, Protected forest reserve in Tandayapa Valley, Ecuador

Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve is a protected forest area in Tandayapa Valley covering roughly 700 hectares across elevations ranging from 1650 to 2350 meters. The terrain features dense forest paths, steep mountainsides, waterfalls, and clear flowing streams throughout.

Richard and Gloria Parsons, a British-Colombian couple, bought 136 acres in the Tandayapa Valley in 1991 and founded the reserve. Construction of the eco-lodge began that same year with a geodesic dome designed by local architects and Richard Parsons. Further land purchases for conservation expanded the reserve to 2,000 acres over 19 years.

The reserve's name, Bellavista, means "beautiful view" in Spanish, and the lodge's four-storey geodesic dome was designed by local architects together with founder Richard Parsons. Guesthouses such as the German House, Trailhead House and Gloria's Honeymoon House were added over the years. The reserve is a founding member of Ecuador's Network of Private Protected Forests.

The reserve is located about 52 kilometers from Quito and offers multilingual guided tours along with accommodation in a geodesic dome structure. A network of roughly 10 kilometers of walking trails provides various ways to explore the forest.

Ornithological surveys since 2000 have recorded more than 260 bird species here, and the reserve won the Audubon Christmas Bird Count for the Americas in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Ten hummingbird species are regularly seen, among them the violet-tailed sylph and purple-throated woodstar.