There are so many places to visit in Ecuador but our journey took us along the highland route. Our stops included Ibarra, Quito (Miriam & Juan Franciso), Banos (Ambato - Monte Selva Hosteria) Banos (Cuenca – Dana Hosteria), Cuenca (camped at Yucayana Cabañas), Zamora (Copalinga Cabañas) and Macara (camped at an Ecuadorian Military camp).
We spent a wonderful week in Quito visiting with Miriam and Juan Francisco, Juan Pablo’s family. The whole family accepted us immediately. Ewok loved visiting, hanging out in the garden while Amadeus slept. Thanks for treating us so well!!!
We totally enjoyed our journey through Ecuador the following i-movie captures some images from our travels.
Sharon
Peru
November 2009
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Columbia: Soon To Be Discovered
After a short flight north from Panama City we arrived in Cartagena, Columbia. It took some time to clear customs and complete paperwork to bring Amadeus and Ewok into Columbia (we did “lots of paperwork” in Panama before leaving) then we were off to the old city for the next nine days. Cartagena is beautiful and so it was not hard to wait there for the SUV to arrive. During this time Amadeus hung out at the hotel mostly napping. Ewok however was a star around town – she was welcomed everywhere she went – restaurants, taxis. Folks took lots of photos of her!! Our only challenge in Cartegena was the high humidity of the tropical lowlands.
After reading The Lonely Planet section on how to travel safely in Columbia we were ready to venture onto the highways fully informed on how to best cope with all the “perils, dangers and annoyances” of numerous road checks, etc. To our surprise, at our first road check as we headed south, we were greeted by a friendly young man who was curious about us and he wanted to know if everything was o.k. As we traveled throughout Columbia we were pleasantly surprised by the friendliness of the police and the military. The beautiful cities, the expansive landscape, the food and the wonderful people equally impressed us. Columbia was a wonderful experience!!!
The following i-movie captures some of the images along our route from Cartagena to Pasto (just south of Cali, near the Ecuadorian border).
Sharon
Quito, Ecuador
October 27, 2009
After reading The Lonely Planet section on how to travel safely in Columbia we were ready to venture onto the highways fully informed on how to best cope with all the “perils, dangers and annoyances” of numerous road checks, etc. To our surprise, at our first road check as we headed south, we were greeted by a friendly young man who was curious about us and he wanted to know if everything was o.k. As we traveled throughout Columbia we were pleasantly surprised by the friendliness of the police and the military. The beautiful cities, the expansive landscape, the food and the wonderful people equally impressed us. Columbia was a wonderful experience!!!
The following i-movie captures some of the images along our route from Cartagena to Pasto (just south of Cali, near the Ecuadorian border).
Sharon
Quito, Ecuador
October 27, 2009
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Chile: An Amazing Country
Our journey through Chile resulted in many crossings into Argentina then back into Chile and vice-versa; when we headed north we repeated the process -- each time doing all the paperwork (passports, car, pets). This i-movie however covers our visit to Valparaiso area in early February (to check out vehicle shipping options) and our return to Chile at the end of March.
On February 28, 2010 Central Chile was hit by 8.8 earthquake causing extensive damage around the Concepción area. When we returned to Chile at end of March we were amazed to see how quickly Ruta 5 was being repaired. We were equally amazed with Chilean people who were directly impacted by the quake. For example, in a small town called Retiro where many of the adobe style homes were totally destroyed by the quake, we saw a sign “Retiro pensa positivo”. While the overall damage in the Valparaiso and Santiago areas appeared to be minor everyone we spoke with reported that they felt the quake. We were happy to see again Martin, the owner’s dog at Camping Los Olivos, Laguna Verde.
The following i-movie captures some images from our travels through Central and Southern Chile.
Sharon
Santiago, Chile
April 13, 2010
On February 28, 2010 Central Chile was hit by 8.8 earthquake causing extensive damage around the Concepción area. When we returned to Chile at end of March we were amazed to see how quickly Ruta 5 was being repaired. We were equally amazed with Chilean people who were directly impacted by the quake. For example, in a small town called Retiro where many of the adobe style homes were totally destroyed by the quake, we saw a sign “Retiro pensa positivo”. While the overall damage in the Valparaiso and Santiago areas appeared to be minor everyone we spoke with reported that they felt the quake. We were happy to see again Martin, the owner’s dog at Camping Los Olivos, Laguna Verde.
The following i-movie captures some images from our travels through Central and Southern Chile.
Sharon
Santiago, Chile
April 13, 2010
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