Friday, May 28, 2010

a month in ecuador

by the end of today the boat will be back in the water and we'll be heading south to Callao, Peru.  we've spent a month here in La Libertad, Ecuador.  during that time we've had 3 trips to different parts of ecuador: Cuenca, Loja and Parque Nacionale Podocarpus in the south; Bahia de Caraquez on the coast; and Quito, Otavalo, and Cotopaxi in the north.  Jim finally finished with the dentist, the keel has been repaired and Chesapeake has new bottom paint.  Below is just a sampling of our travels around Ecuador.  i'll revisit this in more detail in the near future. 

landscape scene from the bus on the way to Otavalo (Jim shot)


one of the many catedrals in Quito


pre-Columbian ceramic artifact in Quito


Jim has a new look - el es muy guapo



Cotopaxi volcano (Jim shot)


animal market in Otavalo (Jim shot)


Otavalo - woman shopping with her dog



low tide in Bahia de Caraquez



on the beach in Bahia de Caraquez (Jim shot)



coffee on the balcony in Bahia de Caraquez



wildflower in Podocarpus cloud forest



from the bus to Cuenca



landscape from the bus on our way to Loja



one of the many churches in Cuenca



Santuario de la Virgin near Cuenca (Jim shot)



Ingapirca ruins near Cuenca



Cuenca


bus shot on the way to Cuenca

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