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Once upon a time in Quito
December 28, 2011 Arrived at Quito after an awesome flight from Miami. High elevation. Takes a day or two to get used to the air volume for those coming from sea level areas. Since we came from Calgary, the adjustment … Continue reading
Posted in Ecuador, Travel Adventures
Tagged Abi Paul, adventures, Amazon, art, calgary, canadian, Ecuador, frommers, lonely planet, museum, quito, South America, Travel
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Journey to the middle of the earth
January 03, 2012 (Mitad Del Mundo) We started out on a day tour of natural sites outside of Quito. First stop was at the Pululahua Volcanic Crater west of Quito city limits. We were lucky to get there just in … Continue reading
Posted in Ecuador, Travel Adventures
Tagged Adventure, Andes, Durham, Ecuador, Equator, Equator monument, Glenbow, IWU, mitad del mundo, Mitad El Mundo, PIVOT, Pululahua, South America, Teleforico, Travel, UBC, Volcano
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A Walk on the Amazon River (Day 5 of 5)
Jan 02, 2012 This was our last morning on the lodge before heading back to Lago Agrio. So our morning started off with some bird watching and one last river cruise. Finally we returned back to Lago Agrio … Continue reading
A Walk on the Amazon River (Day 4 of 5)
[Warning: Contains some photos and text that may not be appropriate for children of certain ages. Parental advisory is recommended] Jan 01, 2012 Our morning adventure was a trek through the forest for 4 hours to learn about the various … Continue reading
A Walk on the Amazon River (New Years Eve Day 3 of 5)
Dec 31, 2011 After our trip in the local community we headed down the river to stop at another local forest community to meet with the Shaman and explore various medicinal plants and view demonstration of Shaman ritual. Spotted a … Continue reading
Posted in Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador, Travel Adventures
Tagged Adventure, Amazon, Anaconda, Forest, Glenbow, Happy Gringo, Lodge, Musuem, PIVOT, ROM, Travel, YPC
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