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| Having a cuddle in the Pappallacta hotsprings at 3300m. Don and Deb are in Ecuador for a couple of months....the way they travel, they will have seen most of the country in that time frame! |
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| Feeding the llamas |
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| Stick insect |
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| Hiking in Papallacta |
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| Dinner at Runa Huasi down the Rio Napo from Tena and Misahualli. Basic jungle lodge accommodation. |
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| Carlita soakin' it up! |
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| ....and Deb enjoying the morning. |
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| Too hot for Don. |
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| Monkey on the Napo |
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| Jungle girl painted with Achote (sp) |
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| Gigante! |
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| looking up |
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| Don's new hobby....basket weaving. |
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| Sharing a book with Tia Deb |
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| Stumped by the transformer instructions. |
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| Suckin' it in, with a bit of help from Maria |
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| Now ain't that a sweet couple :) |
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| From the Amazon up to the snow! ....easily driven in a 1/2 day! |
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| More romance in Tena.....these two just can't keep their hands off each other after 37 years? |
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| Hanging with the locals at the Chimborazo hot springs |
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| Vicunas were wiped out in Ecuador. In 1988 the obtained about 300 from Chile, Bolivia and Peru. There are now over 4,000! |
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| Tia Deb could take up high altitude climbing. No probs hiking up to the refuge at 5000m on Chimborazo. Well done Tia! We are proud of you! Don and Ramon stayed in the parking lot, as they weren't feeling too well from the altitude. |
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| Guamote market day |
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| She's one special mountain! Distance from the centre of the earth. |
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| Market day in Guamote 2 |
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| Market day in Guamote 3 |
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| Guamote....local chicas |
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| Carla having a swing....Tia Deb soaking up the morning rays |
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| Little Canari man :) |
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| Painting of Canari people at Ingapira..... |
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| Choclo! |
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| Don and Deb on the Temple of the Sun. Incan ruins at Ingapirca |
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| Cuenca....spent 4 days here. |
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| This was alot of fun! |
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| Especially when you have a front row seat! |
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| Don needs a coffee.... |
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| Outside a restraunt in Cuenca |
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| Hanging in the hostal sun room. |
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| Head that size....she should have charged him double. |
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| Trying on Panama hats in Ecuador....where the hat originated. |
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| What great climbing apparatus! |
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| Our sweetie....goose! |
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| Papa's girl |
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| Fried pig with sunnies |
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| Cuy ready for roasting |
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| ....and roasted |
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| Trying to escape |
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| Opening Christmas pressies in Cuenca |
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| Cuena....December 24th....parade of the Nino Viajero.....the travelling baby Jesus. |
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| Full roast pig on the back of the horse, adorned with Ecuadorian flags |
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| Mexico?? Thought we were in Ecuador |
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| otros ninos |
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| What a view! driving down from the highest paved road in Ecuador at 4200m above Cuenca, down to sea level. About a 50 -60km drop |
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| Our rental vehicle....a 10 year old Toyota Prado. $50 usd per day. Drove about 2000km on this trip. About 125usd for gas. |
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| High above the coastal cloud |
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| Priceless views, world's best kids :) |
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| Maria going for a 12km run in the fog....all uphill |
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| ....and finishing the run off with a shower in a roadside waterfall |
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| Chimborazo of course! |
