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Happy Halloween from Quito!
So far we have enjoyed two days of costumes and can't wait for tonight's spectacle of Dia Delos Difuntos (Day of the Deceased). And, to...
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Christmas in October
One of the great joys of travel is discovering the kindness of strangers. Almost everyone that we have met on our journey has been...
Time Travelers
It was 9 am and when I looked down at my iWatch and it said that we had walked three miles. Three miles is the exact distance from the...
The Avenue of Volcanoes
You might think that when hiking among active volcanoes that the most dangerous thing would be volcanoes. You would be wrong. And so, we...
The Most Colorful Place in the World, Otavalo Market Day!
One of the reasons we took a noisier street room ay Hostal Chasqui was to see the animals run down the street on their way to the famous...
What do roasted guinea pigs and volcanic lakes have in common?
Our host at Hostal Chasqui, Roberto, told us that the best outdoor activity in the Otavalo area was hiking around Laguna Cuicocha, a...
"Stay away from the drunk Shaman"
I knew that our stay in Otavalo would be different when at check in, our host Roberto warned “If you see the Shaman he will be drunk,...
Mucho Gracias, Colombia!
On our last day in the rough port city of Buenaventura we decided to venture out of the small tourist center for a meal in the one...
Migrating South
We said our goodbyes to Alberto and his family in Coffee Country and headed off to the Pacific coast. The whales were still off the coast...
Bats, Butterflies and Coffee Beans
Our trip to coffee country with Alberto and his family was off to a great start, despite the fifteen hour drive the previous day. The...
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