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Imbabura Slideshow
Imbabura
Travel Blogs from Imbabura, Ecuador
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What town are we in? Oh yeah, Cotacachi, right?
... one that I'll certainly remember. The bus rides down here were long but beautiful. Southern Colombia and northern Ecuador have similar Andean landscapes with farmland everywhere. As gasoline is produced in Ecuador, gas prices are about $1 ...
Gringo Tour's Hot Spots
There is just certain things & place's you are obligated to see when you are checking off the "must do's": in Ecuador....Yesterday was spent doing exactly that & as usual i am happy to report, I was not disappointed....With my trusty guide ...
Not an entry for Mum to read....Volcano climbing !
I´m not really sure why it is briget and I thought we would be fine climbing a 4900m volcano without much in the way of aclimatisation...just for all of you on the edge of your seats: we made it, we are alive, it was amazing. The trip involved a stay ...
Imbabura Province
... spacious, has great beds and an excellent breakfast buffet. We were out the door at 7:30 this morning for a day trip to Imbabura province. The Amazing Tania was there to introduce us to our guide, Santiago. We also had a driver, ...
F@^&ing 3rd World Countries & their unstable grid
... Big Festival's going on here in Quito (going to my 1st bull-fight in the next couple days) & then leaving for Canoa, Ecuador sometime around tuesday or wednessday....I am soooooooooooooooo ready to get out of the city & all the &hassel i've ...
Blame it on the Cuy... Otavalo and Cotacachi
... of the restaurant with a TV playing bad Ecua. music). The guys had settled in for the afteroon in preparation for the Colombia v Ecuador World Cup qualifier and as they had already had a few bevvies, entertained us with a lively debate about the cultural ...
A week of volunteering and exploring
... young doctor who was doing a year of community service (as is required for all doctors after they complete their residency in Ecuador). I did not take too many pictures of the elderly people we visited in their homes as the conditions in which some ...
Dancing in the street.
We caught the Ute down from the Polylepis lodge and he was going to drop us at the bus station but the bus had already left so he chased after it. When we got on the bus it was completely packed and at each stop they kept cramming more people on, we were ...
Lives of Quiet Desperation
... after day as I struggled through the monotony that had become my life prior to making the decision to start a new life in Ecuador. Friday afternoon would bring the feeling of relief that came with the temporary furlough from the stresses of a full time ...
South America Sojurn
... so we don't get much rain. Since we're surrounded by mountains there are always clouds around, and our two volcanoes, Imbabura and Cotacachi, play hide and seek all day, showing themselves briefly before retreating behind the clouds. It's also ...
Papi und Nadine sind da
... sich Nadine gleich eingedeckt hat :) Wir waren Gestern auch noch bei der Post, ohje ohje. Ich empfehle keinem ein Paeckchen von Ecuador ins Ausland zu schicken, es ist meega teuer!!! Wartet damit bis ihr in Bolivien sind :) So also ich habe ihnen alle ...
Semana Santa and the quest for huevos de chocolate
... up for this by wandering Cuenca´s (pretty but definitely closed) streets comfort eating and searching for chocolate eggs. Turns out Ecuador has no such tradition, and as a result a lot of Cuencans are no doubt comparing notes on those bizarre English ...
Days 49 & 64: Mountaintop Moments with Cumbres
... to desert, and an equally surprising amount of sheep. Indeed, the signs of civilization were much more apparent here than in Imbabura, as Quilotoa is one stop in a string of indigenous communities. That didn’t bother me at all, though. ...
E geniale Kratersee!
... aufwärmen. Vorher packe ich jedoch die Gelegenheit mit ein paar jungen Studenten, die auf einer einwöchigen Bildungsreise durch Ecuador sind, mein Spanisch aufzubessern und zu erfahren, welche Orte in diesem Land ein Muss sind, sie zu besuchen- JA, ich ...
New scam all the time!
... ! Of course, I have to answer for him and everyone is quite gracious letting me funciton as his voice. Ecuador is quite interesting, beautiful with great volcanoes that stretch into the clouds all around my current little city of Cotacachi. ...
Meine 1. Woche in Cuenca
... der Wanderung war wunderschön! :) Am Sonntag gingen wir nach Ingapirca, von dem man sagt, es seie der kleine Machu Picchu von Ecuador, aber naja es war schön, aber ich finde kein Highlight :) Aber spannen zum sehen... Diesen Samstag gehen wir mit der ...
yura
hey all dont wanna write a lot because internet is really bothering me right now...but some highlights: hearing willIAM songs playing since 5:30 am on repeat from the neighbors house living with a family that has 6 kids....awesome, there is always ...
Visting Imbabura with Julio and Beatrice
We left at 6:00 in the morning with Julio and Beatrice to visit the province of Imbabura, noted for its volcanos,lakes and towns. Each of the towns is characterized by different products. First we bought some of the renowned "bizcochos"to stave off the ...
We dig Cotachechi !
Woke to a delicious traditional desayuno. Scrambled eggs, coffee, bread and jam. At this point it's still an enjoyable novelty, little did we know how quickly we would tire of tradition. An enjoyable stroll down Leather Street. Jake hid the purse in ...
Die letzte Woche in der Sprachschule
Soo da bin ich wieder :) Das ist schon meine letzte Woche in Cuenca in der Sprachschule! Heute hat Diego mein Gastbruder Geburtstag, und er hat sich Tacos gewuenscht, juppiii :):) Ich glaube ich habe mich bis jetzt jeden Tag von Suppe, Kartoffeln und ein ...
Beautiful Cotacachi
... been on with music pumping, the cool kids on the back seat, kids lounging in the aisles. They dropped us off in Ecuador tradition - without actually stopping the bus, just opening the door as they rolled through our destination town of Cotacachi. This was ...
Walk in Chugchilan, Heading to Cotacachi
Today was our first hot shower since being in Ecuador- what a luxury! In the morning we wandered around Chugchilan a little before heading to our next destination, Cotacachi. Chugchilan gave us a better idea for what the Andean village school children's ...
Quad lingual Lunch
After a terrible night sleep because of all the dogs barking, we had breakfast with our local indiginous family and went for a wander around the neighbourhood. The view from the mountain was just incredible. Im already up to over 100 photos after going ...
Ankunft
... Bogotà, wobei ich den Flug noch fast verpasste, weil ich am Check-in Schalter bei der Avianca noch ein Ausreiseticket fùer Ecuador kaufen musste -.- EUR 305.- fuer ein Ticket dass ich gar nicht brauche, na toll ! Im Flieger angekommen, sitze ich in ...
The Ascent of Imbabura
So things were really hotting up as we got to Sunday and Imbabura Volcano. This is an inactive strato volcano that overlooks the cities of Otavalo and Ibarra and had been an imposing feature for the group for several days. The aim was to climb over 1000m ...
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