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Sun, 19 May 2013 | By happywanderer | Views [660]
We arrived in to Quito's new airport shortly after 9pm . The runway had appeared out of nowhere in the dark and clouds, landing high in the mountains. The new airport is about an hour from the city, whilst the old airport is actually in the city.... Read more >
Tags: cotopaxi, ecuador, otavalo, quito
Wed, 15 May 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [723]
Here at Playa Escondido. For 25 years in the hands of a very creative and active, environmentally active/conscious canadian woman.
Bummer, we won't get to meet her because she is in Quito right now with her sick dog at the vet - not back ... Read more >
Tue, 14 May 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [722] | Comments [1]
The next day started cloudy and rainy and after a hearty breakfast from our smiling hosts we set out without hesitation. To me - after about two hours of riding - it started feeling like I was cycling under water it was hard to breath with all that ... Read more >
Sun, 12 May 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [673]
Back in the flats, the lowlands and the rainforest -a completely different scene. The heat and the humidity is ok by me for now.
We had been riding through some pretty poor villages occupied by Afro- Ecuadorians - it is even rare to spot a latino ... Read more >
Sun, 12 May 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [709]
Yes, we did - on May sixth, which also marks our one year anniversary of our departure from Marin County, Fairfax, Good Earth parking lot, Java Hut and our bestest friends....sigh..........
Anyhow - yes, good, we decided to take the newly paved road ... Read more >
Sun, 12 May 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [1112]
Feeling a little hesitant leaving Colombia and it's super friendly people....
Our first stop at a Super Market for food and comparing prices I was wronged of that worry right away.
Two elder ladies (what the hell do I know now about who is elder ... Read more >
Sun, 12 May 2013 | By margitpirsch | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 28 Apr 2013 | By vickisampson | 
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The Botanical Gardens of Quito are located in the Parque La Carolina, in the centre of Quito. This small but comprehensive botanical gardens contains thousands of species of plants both indigenous and exotic, to Ecuador and the Andes region. There is ...
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By travelcrazy26 | Views [358]
During the last two days in Santa Cruz, Jen and I went to a water hole where you can jump from a cliff into the water. Unfortunately, it was packed full of people and I nearly sprained my ankle on the rocks. This resulted in a hot limp for a day and ... Read more >
Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By viaje_lover | Views [206] | Scholarship Entry
Knowing there was no other option; I smiled sheepishly, tried my hardest to block my nose from smelling the pungent smell, and put a spoonful of the saltiest, thickest, absolute worst soup I have ever tasted into my mouth. Swallowing quickly to put an ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By docvalnd | Views [306] | Scholarship Entry
People are Basically Kind Day 1: I looked into the eyes of the man that reached into our cab and ripped my travel wallet from my body. The police asked me to identify him. I could see his fear and foremost the light within him. The incident took ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By wandersoul | Views [529] | Scholarship Entry
This past weekend I went on a two day backpacking trip to the Quilotoa Region of Ecuador which is home to one of Ecuador’s most vibrant Kichewa communities. During the trip we camped in this small pueblo called Guayama. As I walked around the town while ... Read more >
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Wed, 17 Apr 2013 | By globalogic | Views [432] | Scholarship Entry
My knees are close to my chin, and I'm canting my head because of the low roof. The bus that is racing into the Ecuadorian rain forest is a converted truck with benches and a roof made of wood. While the Salsa-music is trying to drown the sound of the ... Read more >
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Wed, 17 Apr 2013 | By valpro | Photo Gallery
Some of the people I met while in Ecuador.
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Tags: carnival, children, diving, ecuador, people, quechua
Wed, 17 Apr 2013 | By valpro | Views [371] | Scholarship Entry
Juan, the Shaman: A Local Encounter that Changed my Perspective The three weeks I spent with a shaman and his family in the Amazon region of Ecuador broke down quite a few of my preconceived ideas of medicine men or witch doctors as they are sometimes ... Read more >
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