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Photo of the Day: Ecuador Family Farm

Photo of the Day: Ecuador Family Farm

By on April 11, 2010 ]

My family has a farm near Chone Ecuador, “Voluntad de Dios Famex”.  The area is called “El Bejuco.”  My uncle Wilmer was so happy to have us there and it showed.  He gave Jason, two other fellow travelers, Peter, Scott, and I a tour of his farm.  Uncle Wilmer not only showed us every crop [...]

Photo of the Day: Chimborazo Volcano in Ecuador

Photo of the Day: Chimborazo Volcano in Ecuador

By on April 1, 2010 ]

The inactive stratovolcano Chimborazo is Ecuador’s highest summit.  Its last eruption is thought to have occurred some time in the first millennium AD.  Its summit is generally regarded as the spot on the surface farthest from the center of the Earth, at a distance of 6,384.4 kilometres (20,565 ft). Wikipedia This photo was taken from [...]

Photo of the Day: Brugmansia Red Angel’s Trumpet Flower

Photo of the Day: Brugmansia Red Angel’s Trumpet Flower

By on March 24, 2010 ]

During our trek of the Quilotoa Loop high in the Andes mountains of Ecuador we discovered many beautiful flowers along the trails.  We didn’t know the name of this flower, but Andy Murdock from the Lonely Planet Staff was able to identify it for us as the Brugmansia Sanguinea, the Red or Scarlet Angel’s Trumpet [...]

Travel Photo of the Day: Inside Basilica del Voto National, Quito

By on March 16, 2010 ]

The Basilica of the National Vow (Spanish: Basílica del Voto Nacional), is a Roman Catholic church located in the historic center of Quito, Ecuador. It is sometimes also called the Catedral Consagración de Jesús or the Basílica de San Juan. It is the largest neo-Gothic basilica in the Americas. During our visit to the Basilica [...]

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Ecuador Travel – More to Ecuador than Galapagos Islands

By on March 2, 2010 ]

Whenever someone finds out I am from Ecuador their next question is usually, “Have you been to the Galapagos Islands?”  Unfortunately, I have not… yet, but like most people, it is definitely on my list of top travel destinations.  My thought after answering that question is usually, “There is much more to Ecuador than the [...]

Photo of the Day: Basilica de Banos Ecuador

Photo of the Day: Basilica de Banos Ecuador

By on February 27, 2010 ]

Baños is built around a landscaped central square and surrounded by dramatic mountains. The Basilica de Nuestra Senora del Rosario de Agua Santa, is a neo-Gothic church on the north side of the square that is well lit at night. There is More to Ecuador Than the Galapagos

Photo of the Day: The New Cathedral of Cuenca, Ecuador

Photo of the Day: The New Cathedral of Cuenca, Ecuador

By on February 25, 2010 ]

The construction works for The New Cathedral of Cuenca started in 1885 and lasted for almost a century. This building combines many architecture styles Romanesque being most predominant. The cathedral is surmounted by three giant domes covered by sky-blue glazed tile from Czechoslovakia. There is More to Ecuador Than the Galapagos

Photo of the Day: Volcano Cotopaxi, Ecuador

Photo of the Day: Volcano Cotopaxi, Ecuador

By on February 20, 2010 ]

Cotopaxi is a stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains, located about 45 kilometers south of Quito, Ecuador. It is the second highest summit in the country, reaching a height of 5,897 m (19,347 ft.) Cotopaxi has an almost symmetrical cone and has one of the few equatorial glaciers in the world, which starts at the height [...]