Quito, Ecuador
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Verdé
May 10, 2008 - Quito, Ecuador
Green was the first thing that came to mind when I thought of Ecuador, and after spending a month in the beautiful country, I can confirm that most of the country is in fact a shade of verdé. Flying into Quito over huge peaked mountains and countryside, it´s clear that this is a place where Mother Nature plays a huge part in Ecuadorian life....
Placed by Katie in Katie's round-the-world trip
Evolution
April 29, 2008 - Quito, Ecuador
Huge red Sally Lightfoot crabs scuttle about on the slippery black rocks on the shoreline as sea lions sunbathe on pristine sandy beaches and marine iguanas cook the algae they just gathered from the water by resting their stomachs on hot rocks and arching their backs to the sun. Male friggates strutt their stuff, blowing their red pouches up...
Placed by Katie in Katie's round-the-world trip
La Selva
April 5, 2008 - Quito, Ecuador
Hey yall! Well, what do ya know, I'm out of the jungle, and words cannot emulate the other planet that my grateful feet were planted on for that week. It truly is one of the most peaceful, untouched natural landscapes in the world, the lungs of our Earth. We all have an obligation to learn about the severity of the environmental degridation...
Placed by Whitney in Further In
Quito, Ecuador
March 17, 2008 - Quito, Ecuador
HOLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We´ve been in Quito for hmm....about a week, and it´s so amazing!!!!! There are many different parts of town, but the Mariscal Sucre area feels very much like San Francisco with an international local flair, and awesome food. Our first day here we ate lunch at a Thai restaurant. The food was pretty good but the...
Placed by Whitney in Further In
Thats culture.
February 23, 2008 - Quito, Ecuador
This entry is going to be a bit different. I would like to share a few of the things I find entertaining about Ecuadorian culture. Enjoy! You get on a bus in Ecuador. There is a very good chance that the decorations of the bus will include (but are not limited to) stickers of... 1. Bart Simpson 2. Thor 3. A nude woman 4. MTV 5. The...
Placed by Kelly in Kelly's Peace Corps Journal