Jun 17, 2019 | Photography, Travel
We travelled up to Chimborazo National Park for a high altitude hike. Due to the equatorial bulge the summit of Chimborazo at 6268m takes it farther from the centre of the earth than any other peak, including Mount Everest. The centrepiece is the 58,000...
Jun 10, 2019 | Photography, Travel
The resort town of Banos sits in the narrow Tie Pastaza gorge among the soaring green hills which are streaked with waterfalls.. It enjoys a mild, almost subtropical climate and is wonderfully scenic. It sits under the unpredictable Tungurahua volcano...
May 25, 2019 | Photography, Travel
A short journey travelling over the dramatic and breathless Papallacta Pass from Otavalo takes us into the Amazon Basin. To break up the journey we stopped at the Papallacta Hot Springs which is noted as the nicest in Ecuador. We soaked in the soothing...
May 15, 2019 | Photography, Travel
The region surrounding Otavalo offers some great hiking and exploring. A short drive up the mountain from town will take you to the Cotacachi Cayapas Ecological Reserve and the Culcocha Crater lake. Culcocha is at an altitude of approximately 3000m so you want to be...
May 9, 2019 | Photography, Travel
On the slopes of the Andean mountain range 52 km from Quito lies the Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve. This conservation area, protected from continued deforestation, is a high biodiversity subtropical region offering up a smorgasbord of little-studied wildlife...
Apr 24, 2019 | Photography, Travel
Ecuador, named because of its location directly on the equator. It was part of the Inca Empire then colonized by Spain in the 16th century. Ecuador has a very ethnically diverse population with 13 Amerindian languages in addition to Spanish. Travelling there, our trip...
