San Jorge Eco Lodge Quito
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No ranch in ecuador
We arrived at the Quito airport, which is in the middle of a bunch of mountains. The elevation is 10,000 feet so many of us got headaches. We got a bus to San Jorge where we stayed for 2 days before traveling into the mountains and jungles of Tena. We drank an ecuadorian beer called "Pilsner". It was only 1 dollar for a 32 ounce. So cheap! The …
A Visit to Middle Earth
... enough, the hostel was started by a group of Willamette University grads (Go Salem, Oregon!). There was also a couple from Portland staying there as well. I really felt at home during my stay.
Side note 2: Marco and the Community Hostel gang are THE BEST!
I was happy to be among "my people" in a fantastic hostel in a rough but beautiful city. The ...
Middle Earth
... knew this terrain better and could do effective guerilla warfare against any Inca intrusion. Particularly successful were the Cayapas of coastal Ecuador, excellent navigators on sea and rivers, that withstood not only the Incas but also the Spanish. These still maintain much of their language and culture as of today.
The Inca empire in Ecuador lasted less than a century, ended by the arrival of the Spanish. Some native tribes hated the Incas so fiercely that they ...
Plenty of Vibes :-)
... and west side of the Andes mountain ranges and also by a few volcanoes. We sat and looked at the view for a while and headed up a trail to another viewing point. Oh my days, it was a difficult walk with the altitude. Quito is already a city that is high above sea level and the cable car took us up another 4100 metres or 13500 feet. The walk up was strange, struggling to take in as much oxygen .......... I soon stared panicking about the Inca ...
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