• South America 2026
    Banana passion fruitSuper tart!!Sweet passion fruit -- it's orange in color here.It may not look pretty, but it's pretty tasty.🎶 "Yes, we have no bananas..." 🎶(aka: soursop fruit) believed to be able to fight all kinds of cancers.Our guide bought the fruits we were able to try.That stuff in the front is salted cod.Anyone need a basket?1The square of the San Francisco convent is much nicer this time with sunny weather.Street plaque: 'Street of 7 Crosses' There are 7 churches on this street; each has a cross in front.Main squareLooking one way....Looking the other way on the same street.1A mural at the entrance to a former residence-turned-commercial property.😊Mitad del Mundo again (ie. the equator line) there were various performances in the square this time

    Group Tour: Day 1 - Quito, Equator

    March 7 in Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F

    Tour of Quito: although some places visited were where we'd already visited independently, grateful for our independent excursions where we were able to spend more time & explore more indepth.
    New to us: the market & the main square. Today was a good eye-opener for us that there is SO much more to see here in Quito. We simply scratched the surface, both on our own & w/ the tour group.
    We also (re)visited Mitad del Mundo (the middle of the world; ie. the equator).    Read more