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Fri, 2 Oct 2015 | By thewanderingrock | Views [437] | Comments [1]
Two and a half days in the epicenter of adventure sports in Ecuador. Banos is the perfect tourist destination. Lots to do, good food/nightlife and easy to navigate. After arriving from the Amazon we check in to the hotel and go to lunch (soup/chicken/rice ... Read more >
Wed, 30 Sep 2015 | By thewanderingrock | Views [675] | Comments [1]
A 20 minute van ride, five hour bus ride, another 20 minute van ride, 10 minute boat ride and a bit of walk gets me to Shiripuno Community Lodge where the Kichwa tribe lives in the Amazon jungle. The past three days have been jammed packed with learning ... Read more >
Tags: amazon, trekking
Sat, 26 Sep 2015 | By thewanderingrock | Views [512] | Comments [2]
Adventures in Quito continued. I let the hotel reception convince me that I could take public transportation (two buses) to the equator line/museums. Half way to the station I realized I was clearly over my head - turned back and requested a car. For ... Read more >
Fri, 25 Sep 2015 | By thewanderingrock | Views [594] | Comments [3]
Day 1 is in the books - and it was an adventure. I'm perpetually surprised by my ability to get lost, yet end up exactly where I am supposed to be. The walking tour did not work out (as I could not find the location) - but I happened upon a "hop on, ... Read more >
Tue, 22 Sep 2015 | By thewanderingrock | Photo Gallery
Two months along the west coast
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Mon, 7 Sep 2015 | By brigidmaryprain | Views [524] | Video | Scholarship Entry
I am fit, adventurous and wise. Last year I backpacked through Colombia and Ecuador with two laptops, my camera and my zoom recorder. I was on a mission to spend a month volunteering deep in the Ecuadorian Amazon at the Tiputini Biodiversity Research ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia
Thu, 6 Aug 2015 | By latitud360 | Views [414] | Comments [1] | Video | Scholarship Entry
I'm not looking for a Job, i'm looking for happiness! It took me 36 years to discover the perfect blend that completes my passion. I always knew it was there, but I was never brave enough to see it. I love creativity and the audiovisual world, the world ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia
Fri, 31 Jul 2015 | By jorjejuanita | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 31 Jul 2015 | By jorjejuanita | Views [431]
Breathtaking Quito
Quite literally, Quito sits at 2850m above sea level and the air is thin, we didn't really notice it on our 8 hour stop on the way to the Galapagos but once you start walking up and down the mountains of the old town ... Read more >
Thu, 30 Jul 2015 | By jorjejuanita | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 29 Jul 2015 | By jorjejuanita | Views [372]
A little piece of heaven on Earth
Thursday we had a ferry ticket booked to leave Santa Cruz Island and spend a few days on Isla Isabela, a much more remote, smaller, less tourist-y island.
Jorge woke up sick as ... Read more >
Wed, 29 Jul 2015 | By jorjejuanita | Views [481]
'Life's so much better, down where it's wetter, take it from me'
- Sebastian the Crab
Juanita's first day of diving school was a morning of theory and videos followed by an afternoon in the pool learning skills. Sadly the local pools ... Read more >
Wed, 29 Jul 2015 | By jorjejuanita | Views [449]
Taking it all in
Thursday 16th
On arrival at the island of Baltra we grabbed our bags and shuffled onto the bus to the ferry to the bus to the town. On the ferry we were greeted by a sea-lion lazing on the channel bouys. Our ... Read more >
Wed, 27 May 2015 | By zaiguathroughtheamericas | Views [215] | Scholarship Entry
I had the chance to drive from Mexico until Patagonia, and from Patagonia to the Caribbean in Venezuela. That took me little bit more than three years, and during that time I had the chance to visit, and to live, in 16 different countries. It was a revealing ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Wed, 27 May 2015 | By world-walker | Views [252] | Scholarship Entry
“Are these flying ants?” I asked, looking at the photo of two waspy looking insects crawling on an Ecuadorian tabletop. The ants had been placed beside a teaspoon and the body of each was easily as large as the spoon head. “They sure are”, Norma replied ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
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