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Sat, 22 May 2010 | By jenng1234 | Views [963] | Comments [3]
Despite the title, this
entry is not all bad. Following up on my last entry, the bus from Santa
Elena to Alajuela was so much better than I expected (and was told). The
6:30am departure time was definitely rough, along with the fact that I found
myself ... Read more >
Fri, 21 May 2010 | By rkbarry | Views [232]
20 de mayo del 2010 This morning we took two long bus rides to reach a market area outside the city. There were about 15 kids who participated in the morning program. Once again, the most adorable kids I’ve ever seen in my life. Out of all ... Read more >
Thu, 20 May 2010 | By rkbarry | Views [281]
19 de mayo del 2010 This morning I met with Monica Salvatierra for my “orientation,” which is funny since I’ve already been here five days. This was the first time I had navigated the city by bus by myself, but since all the volunteers ... Read more >
Thu, 20 May 2010 | By rkbarry | Views [504] | Comments [1]
19 de mayo del 2010 This morning, I went to a market for the first time. All the volunteers, 16 in total for the market program, met at the office and then took the bus to El Mercado de las Cuadras. First, we set up a large tent in a ... Read more >
Tue, 18 May 2010 | By jchurchman | Photo Gallery
the first two weeks of my trip
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Thu, 6 May 2010 | By scholarships | Views [185467] | Comments [55] | Video
Go on assignment to the Ecuadorian Amazon and have your video broadcast on Nat Geo Adventure!
APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED
Kick start your documentary career by going on assignment ... Read more >
Fri, 30 Apr 2010 | By mudeeboot | Views [666]
Who am I, To say what the future holds? For way to way, day to day, Time a rolled up cloth unfolds, Only at the pace I go so, Foot before Foot before Foot. Who am I, To say what lies in the past, For memory my fickle friend, Prefers to change and to ... Read more >
Thu, 22 Apr 2010 | By eyeownatravel | Views [467]
A trip to Otavalo can offer much more than just the market itself. The first stop on our tour, was a town called Calderon. This is located about 6 miles north of Quito and is most famous for its bread dough dolls. These dolls were originally created ... Read more >
Tags: ecuador, indigenous market, otavalo
Thu, 22 Apr 2010 | By eyeownatravel | Views [472]
The Ecuadorian rainforest represents just two percent of the whole basin, yet this is home to one-third of all the bird species in the entire Amazon region, and 10 percent of all the tree species on earth!... Click here to read the full article.
Tags: achuar, ecotourism, ecuador amazon, kapawi lodge
Tue, 6 Apr 2010 | By eyeownatravel | Views [739]
Visiting the Achuar community deep in the Amazon, is an unforgettable experience. We were invited by our Achuar guide Celestino to visit the community where he lived, we later discovered the house we went to was actually his brothers and the children ... Read more >
Tags: achuar, amazon, blow-gun, chicha, ecofriendly tourism, kapawi lodge
Thu, 1 Apr 2010 | By eyeownatravel | Views [706]
The trip to reach Kapawi begins in Quito at 6am. The journey takes you past many volcanoes and the guide explains some of the history associated with these along the way, Cotopaxi for us was unfortunatley covered in a cloud so this spectacle we missed.... Read more >
Tags: achuar, amazon, canoe ride, cessna, ecuadorian amazon, kapawi lodge, rainforest
Thu, 25 Mar 2010 | By thefuegoproject | Views [4234] | Comments [2]
20/2/10 - 6/3/10 25km hiking and 419km biking (total 21352 km)
Cajas National Park is a high paramo wonderland of stunning lakes, black rocky peaks, glacial valleys, waterfalls, golden grassy vegetation, amazing alpine flora, wildlife ... Read more >
Tags: cycling, cycling companions, ecuador, hiking
Thu, 25 Mar 2010 | By thefuegoproject | Photo Gallery
Cajas NP, Vilcabamba, riding quiet dirtroads accompanied by Ian
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Wed, 24 Mar 2010 | By eyeownatravel | Views [495]
On Friday I shall be embarking on a 4 day trip to the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest! Where am I going exactly? Kapawi Lodge My destination: the Kapawi Ecolodge. This is located deep in the almost two million acres of the Achuar people’s ... Read more >
Tags: achuar tribe, amazon tours, ecuador, ecuadorian jungle, kapawi lodge, rainforest
Wed, 24 Mar 2010 | By eyeownatravel | Views [533]
Plaza de Independencia (the main square) is the perfect place to start a tour of historical Quito. Radiating from this core are assorted whitewashed buildings bordering narrow cobblestone streets and lovely parks. The shop signs in the surrounding ... Read more >
Tags: basilica del voto nacional, ecuador, la compania de jesus, old town, plaza de independencia, quito
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