Mindo, Ecuador

Mindo
Aug 19, 2005

... bird species do their thing and get a taste of the tropical climate just a couple hours from Quito. Most people usually don't jot Mindo down for a night of painting murals on the local Red Cross, sleeping in a jungle cabin by a big soothing river, and a ...

Off the Beaten Track
Jun 19, 2004

... mushrooms, all with their "ecotourism" labels. We visited a local NGO conservation organization - "Amigos de la Naturaleza-Mindo" - and were impressed by the work they were doing in providing educational activities for local communities aimed at preserving ...

Back to Basics.......
Dec 9, 2004

Got the local bus to Mindo today- this peaceful village boasts 500 species of birds so we are organising a birdwatching trip for the morning but for today we wanted an adrenaline rush and we got it- tubing down the river! As the river was so fast it only ...

Toucan relax in the cloud forest
Oct 7, 2006

... seemed to be paying in kind with the odd chocolate bar and lighted cigarette being passed to the driver. When we had arrived in Ecuador the headline news was about yet another bus crash with 41 dead and I must admit this all came back to mind when the ...