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- Dag 1
- zaterdag 27 augustus 2016
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Hoogte: 418 m
ZwitserlandZurich airport47°27’48” N 8°33’2” E
Let's start the adventure!
27 augustus 2016, Zwitserland ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
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4 months of travelling through South America are waiting... we're so excited!!
first stop: amsterdam
second stop: quito, ecuador
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- Dag 2
- zondag 28 augustus 2016 om 09:21
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Hoogte: 2.787 m
EcuadorLa Mariscal0°12’22” S 78°29’31” W
Quito - Ecuador
28 augustus 2016, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Two nights to stay in Quito at Casa Helbling. Here are some first impressions...
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- Dag 2
- zondag 28 augustus 2016 om 12:14
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Hoogte: 3.936 m
- EcuadorHacienda San Francisco0°11’12” S 78°32’14” W
Quito - Teleférico
28 augustus 2016, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
4200m above sea level with an amazing view all over the capital city of Ecuador
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- Dag 2
- zondag 28 augustus 2016 om 14:10
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Hoogte: 2.464 m
- EcuadorQuebrada Cangahua0°0’8” S 78°27’20” W
Quito - Mitad del Mundo
28 augustus 2016, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Where you can cross the equator within seconds
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- Dag 2
- zondag 28 augustus 2016 om 18:00
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Hoogte: 2.793 m
- EcuadorItchimbía0°13’43” S 78°30’31” W
Quito - Loma del Panecillo
28 augustus 2016, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
A place for young and old
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- Dag 3
- maandag 29 augustus 2016 om 21:04
- ⛅ 11 °C
- Hoogte: 2.975 m
- EcuadorHacienda La Ciénega0°46’19” S 78°37’10” W
Hacienda la Ciénega
29 augustus 2016, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Wonderfull residence next to the vulcano Cotopaxi
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- Dag 4
- dinsdag 30 augustus 2016 om 11:49
- ⛅ 10 °C
- Hoogte: 4.851 m
- EcuadorFaldas del Cotopaxi0°39’50” S 78°26’19” W
Volcán Cotopaxi
30 augustus 2016, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
With short breath we climbed up to almost 5'000 meters above sea level. What a good feeling to reach the top and having a chocolate or coca tea with this awesome view!
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- Dag 5
- woensdag 31 augustus 2016 om 10:22
- ⛅ 13 °C
- Hoogte: 3.693 m
- EcuadorLaguna Quilotoa0°52’7” S 78°53’47” W
La Playita Quilotoa Laguna
31 augustus 2016, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
It was definitely worth it to get up early in the morning to see the sun touching this beautiful lagoon in the crater of a volcano and to climb again up to nearly 4'000 meters above sea level! WorthMeer informatie
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- Dag 6
- donderdag 1 september 2016 om 12:00
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Hoogte: 1.432 m
- EcuadorRío Verde1°24’18” S 78°17’44” W
Rio Verde - Pailón del Diablo
1 september 2016, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Impressive waterfall
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- Dag 6
- donderdag 1 september 2016 om 22:35
- 🌙 27 °C
- Hoogte: 2.193 m
- EcuadorBaños1°24’16” S 78°25’3” W
Baños
1 september 2016, Ecuador ⋅ 🌙 27 °C
Some impressions of a town called Baños where the volcano is still active...
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- Dag 7
- vrijdag 2 september 2016 om 17:13
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Hoogte: 3.174 m
- EcuadorBalón1°37’37” S 78°44’49” W
Museo de la Llama & Volcán Chimborazo
2 september 2016, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Visiting the Lama Museo "Sumak Lawsay" of a poor but very friendly cummunitiy. After a short walk in accompany of a one year old lama, we had an amazing view of the Chimborazo. This volcano isMeer informatie
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- Dag 8
- zaterdag 3 september 2016 om 08:43
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Hoogte: 2.350 m
- EcuadorAlausí2°12’5” S 78°50’45” W
Alausi - Nariz del Diablo
3 september 2016, Ecuador ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Where you can see the devil's nose!
Trains are not used for public transport in Ecuador, that's why it's very special for the indigenous people when a train arrives. At least it was special for usMeer informatie
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- Dag 9
- zondag 4 september 2016 om 11:34
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Hoogte: 3.104 m
- EcuadorIngapirca2°32’23” S 78°52’29” W
Ingapirca
4 september 2016, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
One of the only well preserved Inca sites in Ecuador
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- Dag 10
- maandag 5 september 2016
- ☁️ 15 °C
- Hoogte: 2.546 m
- EcuadorUniversidad de Cuenca2°53’47” S 79°0’32” W
Cuenca
5 september 2016, Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Spending 3 days in Cuenca and having our first try of "cuy" (Meerschweinchen): Cuenca is the third biggest city in Ecuador and the place where a lot of retired Americans and Canadians enjoy the restMeer informatie
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- Dag 11
- dinsdag 6 september 2016 om 20:58
- 🌙 13 °C
- Hoogte: 2.469 m
- EcuadorPirca2°57’25” S 78°48’47” W
San Bartolomé
6 september 2016, Ecuador ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
Small town which is famous for making guitars by handycraft. Such a nice work that I couldn't resist to buy my first guitar from the best guitar maker in the village. And I bought there a Panama HatMeer informatie
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- Dag 12
- woensdag 7 september 2016 om 11:50
- ⛅ 13 °C
- Hoogte: 4.171 m
- EcuadorQuinoas2°46’43” S 79°14’27” W
Parque National Cajas
7 september 2016, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Our last day in the highlands of Ecuador, but worth to climb to an word-for-word "breathtaking" outlook!
But now are we looking forward to warmer weather :)
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- Dag 12
- woensdag 7 september 2016 om 19:04
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Hoogte: 57 m
- EcuadorSan Eduardo2°10’40” S 79°54’49” W
Guayaquil
7 september 2016, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Guayaquil is the economic capital of Ecuador with nearly 4 million people.
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- Dag 14
- vrijdag 9 september 2016 om 21:22
- 🌙 21 °C
- Hoogte: 10 m
- EcuadorPuerto Ayora0°44’35” S 90°18’44” W
Galapagos - Isla Santa Cruz
9 september 2016, Ecuador ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
1'000 km from the mainland of Ecuador, we finally arrived on the Galapagos Island Baltra. From there we had an one hour transfer to the island Santa Cruz, where we stayed the next 4 nights.
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- Dag 15
- zaterdag 10 september 2016 om 13:31
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Hoogte: 3 m
- EcuadorNorth Seymour Island0°24’0” S 90°17’33” W
Galapagos - Isla Seymour Norte
10 september 2016, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
First Trip: After an 1 hour sail on board of a yacht, we reached Seymour Island. Now we got to know the biodiversity of Galapagos! Blue-footed boobies, land iguanas, sea lions, sea turtle, dolphinesMeer informatie
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- Dag 16
- zondag 11 september 2016 om 11:25
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Hoogte: Zeeniveau
- EcuadorIsla Plaza Sur0°35’3” S 90°9’49” W
Galapagos - Isla Plaza
11 september 2016, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
South Plaza is with 130m width one of the smallest islands to visit. It is known for its unique rock formation, formed from volcanic magma. Again a lot of different birds, such as swallow-tailedMeer informatie
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- Dag 17
- maandag 12 september 2016 om 12:28
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Hoogte: 67 m
- EcuadorBartholomew Island0°17’0” S 90°33’2” W
Galapagos - Isla Bartolomé
12 september 2016, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
At least 20 manta rays we spotted during our 2.5h sailing to Bartolomé Island!
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- Dag 19
- woensdag 14 september 2016 om 01:28
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Hoogte: Zeeniveau
- EcuadorPuerto Villamil0°57’23” S 90°58’6” W
Galapagos - Isla Isabela
14 september 2016, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
The transfer (2h ride by speedboat) from the island Santa Cruz to Isabela went not everyone well... Here we got to stay for 3 more nights before retourning to the mainland of Ecuador.
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- Dag 21
- vrijdag 16 september 2016 om 22:31
- ⛅ 30 °C
- Hoogte: 11 m
- EcuadorRío Pital1°33’13” S 80°48’20” W
Puerto Lopez
16 september 2016, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Finally arrived at my sisters home: Puerto Lopez is known for the national park with "the most beautiful beach of the mainland of Ecuador" and for whale watching.
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- Dag 23
- zondag 18 september 2016 om 21:14
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Hoogte: 2 m
- EcuadorMontañita1°49’27” S 80°45’6” W
Montañita - Spanish School
18 september 2016, Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
School again... But we finaly picked up some spanish words and are able to speak basic sentences. We hope that we are now ready for traveling on our own. We enjoyed this week in Montañita: topMeer informatie
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- Dag 30
- zondag 25 september 2016
- ☁️ 28 °C
- Hoogte: 11 m
- EcuadorTerminal Terrestre J. Roldós Aguilera2°8’35” S 79°52’45” W
Guayaquil - Bus Terminal
25 september 2016, Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Our last stop in Ecuador bevor it's already time to leave...
Unfortunately, our last day was not really enjoyable. Bevor leaving Ecuador, we both got bad diarroeah and had to throw up several times.Meer informatie