SIGHTS AND SCENTS POSTED FROM THE HILL COUNTRY OF TEXAS THAT INCLUDE THE WORLD
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Quito Old Town Churches Photo Page 1 Quito Old Town Photo Page 2 Quito National Museum Photo Page 3 Quito Equator Photo Page 4 Quito TramwayPhoto Page 5 Galapagos Photo Page 6 – Marine Mammals Quito Rain Forest Photo Page 7 Warning: If you’re squeamish about eating unusual foods and creatures, especially cute and cuddly … Read more
We took a day trip to the Ecuadorian Rain Forest. Beautiful scenery, birds and flowers. We made special stops at an orchid farm and a butterfly conservatory.
Our first stop on the marlet trail was Quito’s Central Market We could either get our pig whole from the butcher or piece by piece after roasting Roast Pig is known as hornado. Here we could get as much or as little as we wanted Our next stop was the vegetable isle We were greeted … Read more
Quito Old Town Churches Photo Page 1 Quito Old Town Photo Page 2 Quito National Museum Photo Page 3 Quito Equator Photo Page 4 Quito Marketplace Photo Page 6 Quito Rain Forest Photo Page 7 Quito Cuy Photo Page 8 Quito has had an aerial tramway, known as the “Telefériqo”, from the city centre to … Read more
What is the “Equator? The Earth‘s equator is an imaginary line on the Earth’s surface equidistant from the North Pole and South Pole, dividing the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere The length of the Equator is roughly 24,901 miles.The highest point on the Equator is at the elevation of 15,387 ft at … Read more
I visited the Museo Nacional de Banco Central del Ecuador, or in English known as the Central Bank National Museum. It has nearly 1500 pieces from pre-Inca to current day are in the permanent exhibit and presented chronologically It takes several hours to visit the museum, artefacts range from the pre-ceramic era (4000 BC) through … Read more
Quito Old Town Churches Photo Page 1 Quito National Museum Photo Page 3 Quito Equator Photo Page 4 Quito TramwayPhoto Page 5 Quito Marketplace Photo Page 6 Quito Rain Forest Photo Page 7 Quito Cuy Photo Page 8 Casa Foch Bed & Breakfast. Mi casa lejos de casa. (My home away from Home)This is where I … Read more
Quito Quito Old Town Photo Page 2 Quito National Museum Photo Page 3 Quito National Museum Photo Page 3 Quito Equator Photo Page 4 Quito TramwayPhoto Page 5 Quito Marketplace Photo Page 6 Quito Rain Forest Photo Page 7 Quito Cuy Photo Page 8 The Cathedral of Quito (Spanish: La Catedral de Quito, officially La … Read more
Quito Old Town Churches Photo Page 1 Quito Old Town Photo Page 2 Quito National Museum Photo Page 3 Quito Equator Photo Page 4 Quito TramwayPhoto Page 5 Quito Marketplace Photo Page 6 Quito Cuy Photo Page 8 Quito, the capital of Ecuador, is nestled in an Andean valley at an elevation of 9350 feet. … Read more
An inflatable rigid frame Zodiac was our means of transportation between the ship and the shore. Many of our landings were what was referred to as “Wet Landings”. We didn’t get soaked but did get our feet wet . Getting out wasn’t too bad but getting back incould involve some physical dexterity. Wade out to … Read more