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Viva Ecuador

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by: Stuart White
Quito, Sacha Lodge and the Amazon rain forest; the Galapagos

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Viva Ecuador

Want to go? Sacha Lodge Extension, Hiking Galapagos

I went to: Ecuador, Quito, Hostal de la Rabida, Amazonas - Ecuador, Sacha Lodge, Galapagos, San Cristobal, Casa Opuntia Hotel, Leon Dormido, Santa Cruz Island, Hotel Fernandina, Isabela, Santa Cruz Divers Lodge, Dragon Hill, Santiago, Fernandina, Bartolome
silent screamGloria and Brownie at La RabidaA street vendor peddles brooms in downtown QuitoStatue of Our Lady on PanecilloHelen on PanecilloHelen enjoys Mia Culpa Restaurantseafood salad at Mia Culpaapproaching the basilicagarden and basilicaat the Quito botanical gardenQuito botanical gardenDown the Napo R. to Sacha Lodgeour private jungle balconythe jungle from Sachas observation towersmoothe billed ani in silhouettecacao fruit in the Amazon jungleSnail kite on our night canoe tripformidable tree barktropical blossom, related to banana treessquirrel monkey foragingbriefly stuck on a Napo R. sandbarparrot clay lick Yasuni National Parkclay lickclay lickladder-tailed nightjarKichwa shaman performs purification ceremonyboa constrictor near clay lickDenise with "parrot beak"With the piranha in L. Pilchicochamud boots drying on Sacha dockgiant philodendron leafblack-mantled tamarinentwined tamarinsin the butterfly house, Sacha Lodgein the Sacha butterfly housebutterfly pupaecaiman under the lodgecrested forest dragonon the Sacha canopy walkbirding on the Sacha canopy walksunset over the jungle, from the canopy walkMarco photographs crested owls through the spotting scopehoatzin near the lodgeclimbing to the kapok tree observatorymany-banded aricarieuphoniacrested owlscaiman lizard sunningpair of caimansred-capped cardinalSacha employees importing thatch materialphilodendrons and palmsHelen fishing for piranhaMacaco's piranhapiranha, still not a keepercaiman portraitbase of a giant kapok treeleaping squirrel monkey ferries her babypreparations for final night barbequetarantula in the butterfly houseMacaco's botanical puzzlea surfing sea lion, San CristobalSan Cristobal sunsetwatching soccer through the bar windowsea lion strolls the sidewalk, Puerto Baquerizo Morenomany-colored lantanaruddy turnstone among sleeping sea lionssleepy sea lion pupurban great blue heronAndres points out miconiamating tortoises at San Cristobal tortoise preservegiant tortoise hatchlingsgiant tortoises in mud wallowHelen under a poison apple treeharbor, Puerto Baquerizo Morenosea lions take over the landingblue-footed booby, Isla Loboscloud formations over San CristobalKicker Rockswallow-tail gulllate afternoon at Kicker Rocksea lion sleepover at Puerto Baquerizo MorenaHelen snorkelingsnorkeling with sea lionscavorting sea lionsGalapagos shark and sea turtlesea turtle, Kicker RockSunrise sea lionspider at sunriseSally I and Sally IIlounging sea lionstortoise lunchphotographing tortoiseSLOW...tortoise crossingIt's a screampassionflowersaddleback patriarch Super Diegoland iguana, Darwin Research Stationcactus ground finchvenerable tortoisesfemale lava lizardGalapagos flycatchera legion of Sally Lightfootsdenizens of the coastlooking for a handoutsanderlingWhimbrels and black-necked stiltkayaking Puerto Ayoralava lizard takes a (slow) ridebotox, anyone?ParkinsoniaWilletsdowntown Puerto VillamilCesar's for lunchtres iguanasYellow warbler on the rockssalt helmetSally Lightfootiguana pilemangrove reflectionOpuntia at sunset, IsabelaGalapagos orchidrain on the palmsGalapagos carpenter bee on Brazilian teathe immense caldera of Sierra Negrasteam from Sierra Negralava tube, Volcan Chicohiking the lava field, Volcan Chicofumarole, Volcan Chicohibiscus after a showereggplant?marine iguana on the sidewalkswimming in the mangrove roots, Puerto Villamiliguana crossingAmerican oystercatcheroystercatcher at sunsetsunset, Puerto VillamilSunset, Puerto Villamilpelican's eye viewunlikely comradesvegetarian iguana eyes a fish tailPuerto Ayora fish cleaning stationGreat blue heron portraitthe sharpest beak rules the roostexpectant beaksdon't tread on memorning catchstill life with fish headGreat blue heron, fishingpool, Divers Lodge, Puerto AyoraLonesome George in reposeGalapagos grasshopperGalapagos mockingbirdtrail to Tortuga Baysweat(ed) shirtcrab creviceiguanas on portulaca "beach"Opuntia forest, Tortuga Baylava lizardmedium ground finch?opuntia internal water storage systemsmooth-billed aniblack-neckedstilt, Tortuga Baypelican in mangrove, Tortuga BaySally Lightfoot decked out in foamtaxi stand, Puerto Ayoraleaving Divers' Lodgeflamingo, Cerro Dragon, Santa CruzCoral I off Santa Cruzland iguana, Cerro Dragonraindrops on opuntia needlesboobies in silhouetteyoung frigatebird tries to land on revolving radar scannerfrigatebird aboard the Coral Isunset over Islas Guy Fawkesstorm petrel walking on waterstriated heron, Rabida coastblue footed boobies, eyes right blue footed booby looking like a boobystriated heron, RabidaGalapagos fur sea lionsboobybooby posingbrown noddiesflamingos, RabidaGalapagos dovesea lion couchintergenerationalpacked in like iguanasDaniel leads the hikeon tiptoeiguana eating algaephotographing iguanasswimming iguanahiking across the lava, Port Egassleeping fur sea liongreat blue heron posingGalapagos hawkGalapagos hawk, Fernandinacrab on an iguana pilea little more to the rightlava lizard catches a rideGalapagos snakeGuide Jose barefoot on "aa" lavaarmored armythe smile of the iguanalava cactus, Fernandinabrachycereus cactusin armordipping a clawflightless cormorants courtflightless cormorants dancethe sapphire eye of the cormorantdrying vestigial wingsstriated heron fishingpassing schoolssurgeon fishwatchful sea lionPalo santo trees, Tagus CoveGalapagos penguin, Tagus Covemagnificent frigatebirdpenguinpreparing the equator initiation toasttiquilia and Pinnacle Rockfrigatebird on guardmale frigatebird flyoveraerial combatred sea stardeep-diving penguinBartolome, Pinnacle Rocksea turtle comes up for air, Black Turtle Baytrying on a giant tortoise carapacesnorkeling at Pinnacle Rockchocolate chip sea starbelow the surface, Pinnacle Rockneon colorsreef lifekeeping coolfeast of cuy (Guinea pig)AeroGal issues umbrellas to arrivals