Quito, Ecuador

6,570 miles later
November 16, 2008 - Quito, Ecuador
Well we´ve finally reached Quito, 9 1/2 weeks and 6,570 miles after leaving Rio! After the Amazon we spent a couple of nights in Otalvalo, a small friendly town, famous for its´market which dates back to pre-inca times.  The otavaleno market sellers don traditional Ecuadorian dress which adds to the experiance of wandering round the...
Placed by Tracey & Kathy in Trace & Kath's Excellent Misadventure

Quito, Ecuador
August 18, 2008 - Quito, Ecuador
After leaving Banos we headed to the capital 0f Ecuador Quito, which lies in the central highlands of the of the andes just a few kilometers south of the equator. Quito is Ecuadors second largest city and was built on the site of a former Inca city that had been destroyed during the spanish colonialisation. Quito is quite a modern developed city...
Placed by Brian in my travels

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