Trip: Cuenca, Ecuador
There are [13] stories from my trip: Cuenca, Ecuador
ECUADOR | Wednesday, 20 Jun 2007 | Views [264]
well, i am back in the great o' u.s. of a. but, i just thought i would let everyone know that I added photos from the last few weeks of my trip (the amazon, mindo, and oltavalo) hope you enjoy!
Tags: The Great Outdoors
ECUADOR | Wednesday, 16 May 2007 | Views [1175] | Comments [4]
My family sure knows how to celebrate Mother´s Day properly... My mom and all of her brothers and sisters hired a mariachi band to serenade their mother (mi abuela here). she was moved to tears. although i have definitely experience a lot of things ... Read more >
Tags: Family
ECUADOR | Tuesday, 8 May 2007 | Views [1271] | Comments [4]
Well, I just got back from a weekend in Saraguro, an indigeous culture group 3 hours south of Cuenca. It was definitely a weekend packed full of experience. We arrived there in the late morning and were quickly shuffled off in a chiva (an open air ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
ECUADOR | Wednesday, 2 May 2007 | Views [656] | Comments [2]
Well, I just returned from spending an amazing week on the beach. On our way to the coast, we stopped in the big city of Guayaquil. We took a city tour which was awesome... you should definitely check out the pics. Our first stop along the coast was ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
ECUADOR | Wednesday, 18 Apr 2007 | Views [372] | Comments [3]
Well I just have lots to update everyone on Friday, I went to Cajas National Park... and you should definitely check out the pictures because it was goregous. However, as I am looking back through the snap shots I took I am realizings that the ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
ECUADOR | Wednesday, 11 Apr 2007 | Views [1106] | Comments [3]
Being an extremely Catholic country, Easter is not merely a day in Ecuador but rather an entire week. There is a tradicional dish that literally EVERYONE in Ecuador eats during the week (but mostly on Good Friday) called Fanesca. mmmmm... it was ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
ECUADOR | Friday, 6 Apr 2007 | Views [1280] | Comments [5]
I got to experience Palm Sunday here more out in the country among the indigeous people of Ecuador and it was really cool. We were on our way to Igapirca (an Incan ruins site) and we stopped at a really amazing church up in the hills. Then we stopped ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
ECUADOR | Wednesday, 4 Apr 2007 | Views [2028] | Comments [6]
Soooo... I ran into a little problem with some parasites this past week or so but no worries I am feeling much better now! Today I am probably going to be getting some medicine. I had a pretty intense fever and wasn´t able to eat anything for 4 days.... Read more >
Tags: Doctors, hospitals & health
ECUADOR | Friday, 30 Mar 2007 | Views [1127]
As we made our way down the country of Ecuador to Cuenca (the third largest city) we stopped at an organic rose plantation. Roses are one of Ecuador´s main exports... chances are that if you buy roses in the U.S. they are from an Ecuadorian plantation.... Read more >
Tags: Culture
ECUADOR | Friday, 30 Mar 2007 | Views [239]
Hello everyone :) a few of you guys asked for my address. So, here it is! Kelly Chippindale Centro de Estudios Interamericanos (CEDEI) Tarqui 13-45 y Pio Bravo Casilla 597 Cuenca, Ecuador
Tags: Adventures
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