Destination: Ecuador

Gallery: The Galapagos Islands

Wed, 4 Mar 2009 | By matt_and_mercaders | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Cotopaxi

Mon, 2 Mar 2009 | By 2008-2009 | Photo Gallery

Volcan Cotopaxi

Mon, 2 Mar 2009 | By 2008-2009 | Views [748]

On the 23rd Feb I arrived back in Quito from the Galapagos and within 20 minutes was in in a pick up truck taxi 4WDing through the darkness on my way to Cotopaxi Reserve, 2 hrs south of Quito.  I arrived at 8pm and was met by 2 dalmations, 2 sausage ... Read more >

Gallery: The Galapagos Islands

Mon, 2 Mar 2009 | By 2008-2009 | Photo Gallery

Cuenca and Aaron Archeological Assension

Sun, 1 Mar 2009 | By amyaaron | Views [581]

So, it was back onto the Mainland of Ecuador and heading down south to the beautiful tranquillity of Cuenca. We stayed here a few nights and had some nice Mexican Chimichangas. The Mesuem here is world class showcasing shruken heads!! and Aaron was glad ... Read more >

Soy Capitana

Sun, 1 Mar 2009 | By 2008-2009 | Views [702]

Hola, So much activity to squeeze into this entry, where to start? Okay! Mel and I caught 4 local buses to the Otavalo Markets on the 17th and then she flew to Brazil that evening.  The next day Dave and I missioned out to Papallacta to stay in the ... Read more >

Don´t pee in the water.....Amazon rainforest....

Sun, 1 Mar 2009 | By senor-lance | Views [10746] | Comments [2]

Ok so i apologize for not blogging for a long, long time. Just been really busy and blogging takes time, along with puttin up pics. Ok so i went into the amazon rainforest, a thing i think you must do if you go to south america. So getting into the ... Read more >

Gallery: La Selva

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 | By sarah_walter | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Guayaquil

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 | By bec-simon | Photo Gallery

Guayaquil, Ecuador

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 | By bec-simon | Views [2361]

We only had one night in Guayaquil, in a funky little B&B in the centre of the city, but after spending the afternoon down along the harbour, we realised we could have easily spent a couple more days there. We could have actually afforded it too.... Read more >

señor tarantula (mi)

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 | By ivan_miral | Views [1899]

for some people it's mice, for some it's snakes. for me, it is spiders. spiders are good for about one thing in life. and since around here they are doing a terrible spider-job of it, neglecting hordes of mosquitoes and biting flies, and so leaving my ... Read more >

A Hot Shower (ive)

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 | By ivan_miral | Views [2339] | Comments [1]

“Ivan! Their shower is hot! Like really hot!” We're at a hotel in Quito, Ecuador. Miral has finished up in the baño compartido (bathroom shared with the rest of the guests on that floor) and is delivering very exciting news. I'd experienced a lot of ... Read more >

Gallery: La Hesperia, Ecuador - Biological station/environmental preservation and education

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 | By ivan_miral | Photo Gallery

To the Galapagos and back

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 | By amyaaron | Views [721]

Described in the lonely planet as a once in a life time paradise, our expectations were set high from the begining. We had forked out alot of our Aussie cash before we left for a five day boat cruise around a few of the various Islands in the Achipelago.... Read more >

Riobamba The Devils Nose Train Ride

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 | By amyaaron | Views [669]

Because of an Avalanche, we found we had to get up at 5am!!!! Take a 2 hour bus to Alausi and start the train from there...well more of a bus really on the tracks. So we hopped on and saw nothing but a blanket of white fog. Just our Luck! It seemed to ... Read more >