Santa Marta
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First city founded by the Spanish in Colombia, 1525. Great seafood. The first pic is the cathedral, not original but on the site of the first church in Colombia. Then a couple pictures of theBaca selengkapnya
First city founded by the Spanish in Colombia, 1525. Great seafood. The first pic is the cathedral, not original but on the site of the first church in Colombia. Then a couple pictures of theBaca selengkapnya
Seaside park, preserving a section of coastal South American rainforest. The last pic is from lunch at the restaurant at Cabo San Juan, a 2+ hour hike in (and another 2 hours back out again). There isBaca selengkapnya
Political capital of Ecuador that sits above 9,000 feet. The first pic is the main square, one side of which is the cathedral (2nd pic). The winged statue is not an angel. It is a statue of the VirginBaca selengkapnya
Site north of Quito on the equator commemorating the French geophysical expedition in the 18th century locating the equator (monument in the last pic), and more. The site includes a number of exhibitsBaca selengkapnya
Cotopaxi is an active volcano that behaved while I was there. The park surrounds the mountain. I got lucky in that the mountain that is usually hidden in clouds became visible while I was there, evenBaca selengkapnya
Island chain in the Pacific Ocean most often associated with Charles Darwin. Puerto Ayora is the main town on this island, Santa Cruz. The first pic looks out my hotel room over Puerto Ayora, whileBaca selengkapnya
A small island with little vegetation located about a 3 hour boat tide away. First is a look up at the ash cone that we climbed. Second is the view from the top with Isla Santiago in the background.Baca selengkapnya
Another of the Galapagos, this one only about an our by boat and more vegetated. Lots of wildlife here. We were greeted by a sea lion as we climbed from the small boat onto the rocks. Then there is aBaca selengkapnya
Ecuador's "business" capital. The city is named for the native chief (Guayas) and his wife (Quil) who lived there at the time the Spanish came. The first pic is a statue of them at the city hall. ThenBaca selengkapnya
Capital of Peru. This is where most of the colonial architecture remains in town. Here is the main square, a street scene, the cathedral, the Franciscan church (there are catacombs here but noBaca selengkapnya