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The smallest country in the rugged Andean highlands, Ecuador has an array of vibrant indigenous cultures, well-preserved colonial architecture, otherworldly volcanic landscapes, dense rainforest and sublime islands - all in a nation no bigger than the US state of Nevada.
Once a banana republic, Ecuador's politicians still pocket the wealth accumulated from its treasures: a picture-perfect capital, the all-consuming Amazonian jungle, breathtaking wildlife reserves, ancient sites, remote indigenous villages, and, of course, world-famous tropical beaches.
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By kelly4563 | Comments [4] | Views [1126] | Tue, 8 May 2007
Well, I just got back from a weekend in Saraguro, an indigeous culture group 3 hours south of Cuenca. It was definitely a weekend packed full of experience. We arrived there in the late morning and were quickly shuffled off in a chiva (an open air ... Read more >
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 | By jorge_tote | Views [26]
Hola, (For English read bellow) Tungurahua es un volcán gigante el cual esta aun activo y tiene pequeñinas erupciones de vez en cuando. En su parte baja esta localizado Baños, el pueblo donde es estado por los últimos 3 días. El ecoturismo ... Read more >
Mon, 29 Jun 2009 | By jorge_tote | Views [32] | Comments [1]
Hola, (for English read below) Finalmente puedo actualizar mi blog. Empecemos en orden. El primer día de viaje fui de Manizales hasta pasto. No tuve contratiempos y termine en el “Hotel Éxito”, el cual me costo la módica suma de 20000 pesos. ... Read more >
Sun, 28 Jun 2009 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [8]
At Loja it took a few goes to find a taxi that would take the 4 of us and our packs to Diego's home, they all seemed fairly grumpy there. At last we found an intrepid individual and Kent managed to stuff 3 huge packs in the boot and took one on his knee ... Read more >
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 | By jorge_tote | Views [26]
Hola, Llegue a Quito el martes pero no he tenido internet. Espero muy pronto tener internet bueno y poder contarles todas mis historias y mostrarles unas de las tantas fotos que he tomado. Ahora no puedo porque me encuentro en un computador muy viejo ... Read more >
Fri, 26 Jun 2009 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [9]
Bussed to Cuenca where we couchsurfed with Patricio right near the town centre. When we arrived we accidentaly went to the wrong address and had to walk about 12 blocks to Patricio's house. He has a lovely house too and it was full of other couchsurfers, ... Read more >
Thu, 25 Jun 2009 | By iainjosim | Views [25] | Comments [1]
We’re still coming down off the Galapagos high. We’d been looking forward to it for most of the trip, and our 8-day tour really lived up to our expectations, especially because we were joined by our UK friends, Jen and John, who we have been travelling ... Read more >
Tags: galapagos, genovesa, isabella, fernandina, bartolome, rabida, santa cruz
Wed, 24 Jun 2009 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [17]
We thought we would take a different route south and planned to go to Macas by bus then across the National Parque to Guamote and on to Alausi where we wanted to catch a tourist train down the Devils Nose and back riding on the roof of the train then ... Read more >
Fri, 12 Jun 2009 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [14]
We arrived from Quito after a four hour journey and ate a very late lunch while waiting to be picked up by our couchsurfing friend Wladimir (yes a russian name is quite common in these parts apparently). He grabbed us and another couple and we headed ... Read more >
Wed, 10 Jun 2009 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [48]
$2 each to bus to Quito in a bus that looked like a bordello! It had red seats and curtains and tassles everywhere. In Quito we wandered uphill from the terminal and asked at all the places right there and got a double room with baño for $8 at the ... Read more >
Mon, 8 Jun 2009 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [29]
Our next stop was Otavalo (.43c ea on the bus from Ibarra), we had organised a couchsurf there or so we thought but in the end it didn't pan out and we had to look for a place to stay. We don't bother to go to the places listed in the Lonely Planet ... Read more >
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