• Over the Andes

    November 30, 2023 in Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F

    When flying over the United States cities and towns are connected by roads and highways. It obvious how people get there and how goods and services get out. Flying over the Andes it is not at all obvious why villages are located where they are and how people get to them. If there are roads they aren’t obvious and the interconnection between places is really not obvious. It’s a unique view and then out of the clouds there’s this single mountain of snow. Ecuador is full of unexpected ecosystems. Oh and I would swear that since leaving Cuenca the plane is on a slow incline up….. I hope my elevation pills have taken effect.Read more