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Thu, 5 Mar 2009 | By ivan_miral | Views [1667]
Quito, Ecuador, population 1,400,000, elevation 2850m, is built up into the sides of Andean valley volcanos. when considered individually, almost none of its buildings stands alone as special, but when viewed from one of the city's hilltop vistas, ... Read more >
Sun, 4 Sep 2011 | By colleen_finn | Views [1114]
It's been a stressful summer at home. When I travel, I often feel "ready" for a vacation , but I don't recall ever feeling quite as desperate for time away as I have before this trip. Here's a little story to illustrate just how much I've cracked ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, voluntourism
Wed, 16 Sep 2009 | By treezy | Views [849]
I´ve been out of touch the last few weeks, because I have been volunteering in another sanctuary, this one very close to the Amazon jungle near a small town called Mera. The sanctuary, Merazonia ( http://www.merazonia.org/drupal/?q=home ) couldn´t ... Read more >
Fri, 22 May 2009 | By kaplan | Views [657] | Comments [1]
A petición de una de las lectoras de esta cosilla que llevo haciendo hace algún tiempo me decido a recordar alguna de las palabrejas y expresiones escuchadas en tierra peruana. Algunas de ellas no tienen desperdicio. Otras, aunque personales y no usadas ... Read more >
Thu, 9 Dec 2010 | By meghan | Views [485]
After Cuenca, Eric and I bused down to Vilcabamba, a small town a hour and a half beyond Lojas. I thought we were going to go to Lojas because from what I had heard from another traveler, I thought it was a smaller tourist town like BaÑos. Lojas ... Read more >
Sat, 30 Dec 2017 | By emily_witenden | Views [346]
We arrived in Cuenca quite early and got to the hostel but as we hadn't made a reservation (Jana's idea) they weren't sure if there was room. So we hung about, had a shower and went on a walking tour. Which was pretty chilled/not too info heavy which ... Read more >
Mon, 28 Apr 2014 | By niffasrx | Views [138] | Scholarship Entry
Day had broke with a hint of eucalyptus wafting through the crisp Andean air and a friendly senorita filling my mug with soothing canellazo sugar can tea. Cayambe loomed in the distance. Climbing her snowy steps would be my last big adventure before a ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Sat, 3 Oct 2009 | By treezy | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 22 Oct 2016 | By tinast | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 27 Dec 2007 | By laura | Photo Gallery
The Sierra and Coast
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Fri, 30 Jan 2009 | By duracell | Photo Gallery
Photos from the first couple of weeks...
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Tue, 15 May 2012 | By kaitlynfaebarrett | Photo Gallery
Adventures on the mainland and in the ocean
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Tags: banos, canyoning, cotopaxi, ecuador, llapingachos, mariscal, quito, rappelling, sea lions, ziplining
Fri, 23 Nov 2012 | By amandad | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
In 2008, I had a dramatic experience that expanded my worldview. It all came about because of a visit to a friend’s house in Ecuador. I arrived to an upper middle class family residence my first night in Quito. For three days I took pictures and talked ...
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012
Wed, 19 Dec 2012 | By docvalnd | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Who did I become? It is t time when I can no longer run from my true self.
As a child I played with a box camera. As a teenager I saved my money and purchased my first camera, a Pentax and loved the magic in a dark room. Medical school called and ...
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012