14.7 Ecuador Movie
12 juin 2019, Équateur ⋅ 🌫 9 °C
Here the last and final Movie:
https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtpkolEJaK6XgY4CCdzLB31Jqr76BQ
I am back in Germany now since yesterday as a surprise for my father’s birthdays.
14.6.2 Sunset time
10 juin 2019, Équateur ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Love this, ocean, warm, waves, beach volleyball, sunset, ... awesome!
14.6.1 Montañita
9 juin 2019, Équateur ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
I missed the beach and finally I found a spot where they play beach volleyball. Seems to be a rarity here, more Brazilian than Colombian or Ecuadorean thing to do.
And th pacific is so warm here!
14.5.2 Routa de Cascadas
5 juin 2019, Équateur ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Rented a bike and went the 20ish km to the “final” waterfall. Well, final is not final final, but the main one on the rout. Way back only uphill and raining so we took a truck back.
And tunnelsEn savoir plus
14.5.1 Casa del Arbol
4 juin 2019, Équateur ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
At this nice location you can have a very nice swing into the valley or canyon of the mountain, and if the weather would have been good there would have been better pictures. But it was still worthEn savoir plus
14.4 Laguna Quilotoa
3 juin 2019, Équateur ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
A very nice hike but freezing cold at night. Luckily the weather was perfect and I just used the right moment with less wind.
14.3.2 Summiting Ruco Pichincha
1 juin 2019, Équateur ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
I really needed to go slow on the last bit, as it was already exhausting at that altitude, but then I also needed to climb!
But all the suffering was worth it, as the feeling up there was incredible.En savoir plus
14.3.1 Hiking Ruco Pichincha (Quito)
1 juin 2019, Équateur ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
My one and only activity in Quito: Hiking to Ruco Pichincha, a peak at roughly 4700m above zero. At this altitude, the air really gents noticeably thinner.
Starting in Quito at cerca 3500m, takingEn savoir plus
14.2 Camino de Cascadas (Mindo)
29 mai 2019, Équateur ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Looking for a overpriced, distant tourist trap in th jungle? Here you go, Mindo is your town in the middle of the cloud forest. And maaaan, does it deserve this name. Was still worth it and I met somEn savoir plus
14.1.4 Laguna Cuicocha
27 mai 2019, Équateur ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
What really shouldn’t be underestimated is the sun at 3500m altitude. It was too strong, so I didn’t do the whole round trip on the rim, which is also 14 km long ... not a joke. But it was alsoEn savoir plus
14.1.3 Lago San Pablo
26 mai 2019, Équateur ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
A day after the waterfall hike, we needed a easy going walk, for which the lake provided the perfect opportunity. Especially the altitude of over 3000m needs to be taken into consideration. AlthoughEn savoir plus
14.1.2 Cascada Peguche
25 mai 2019, Équateur ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
At last finally another waterfall. Was really missing it!
Moreover, this trip to the cascada turned out to be a super nice trip. Liked it a lot, especially to go all the way to the top. You can justEn savoir plus
14.1.1 El Tio
24 mai 2019, Équateur ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Living with a Quechuan family on the farm. Including a guinea-pig “rearing”, chickens, two cats, seven dogs, 1729 mosquitoes and several spiders to eat the mosquitoes; And of course theEn savoir plus
13.16 Colombia Movie
21 mai 2019, Colombie ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
After almost three months here I got so much footage that I stated producing the Colombia movie already during my stay there. Yesterday night I was able to finish it and it is now available after overEn savoir plus
13.15 San Augustin (Chaquirá)
20 mai 2019, Colombie ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
My last stop in Colombia was San Augustin, famous for its indigenous engravings and statues. Several hundred years ago, these tribes lived in this region and went all over the place with theirEn savoir plus
13.14.2 Desierto de Tatacoa (gres, gray)
17 mai 2019, Colombie ⋅ 🌫 34 °C
After a very hot and exhausting, but beautiful, walk through the desert, we finally arrived at the grey desert. Also shaped by canyons, but deeper and also different in a way.
For 8.000 pesos I alsoEn savoir plus
13.14.1 Desierto de Tatacoa (rojo=red)
17 mai 2019, Colombie ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
On my way to Ecuador I really wanted to stop at the Desert of Tatacoa, which is just such an amazing place. We spend two nights there which gave us a full day to explore this super hot desert.
WeEn savoir plus
13.13.4 Fiesta del Pueblo Guayabal
11 mai 2019, Colombie ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Luckily, we were in Guayabal at the roofer moment, because we were able to attend the yearly donation collection party, where each family donates money for the upcoming festival in Juli.
Of courseEn savoir plus
13.13.3 Working with animals
10 mai 2019, Colombie ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
I somehow have a fable for working with animals. Especially these amazing dogs. And most of all Arco, who can look a 10 year old right into the face, because he is so tall. But nonetheless, they areEn savoir plus
13.13.2 Ranch life
9 mai 2019, Colombie ⋅ 🌧 22 °C
Working on the ranch includes feeding the animals, mostly horses, cutting their food, collecting eggs and cleaning the stables.
The work is not that hard though. The most exhausting thing is theEn savoir plus
13.13.1 Ranch
7 mai 2019, Colombie ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Change of plans! Actually we wanted to go south, however we found a ranch of Swiss lady how married a Colombian guy and his father “needs” (is happy to have) help with th pe ranch/finca.
So weEn savoir plus
13.12 Monserrate (Bogotá)
1 mai 2019, Colombie ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
A very nice (and gratis) hike up to Monserrate, a church, viewpoint, cellular antenna station and thus a tourist magnet; Well, rather less because of the last aspect.
Anyway I enjoyed it a lot. AndEn savoir plus
13.11 Suesca
28 avril 2019, Colombie ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
We visited this little town (pueblo) named Suesca. It is famous for its “cliffs” where many many people climb every day. There is also this railroad track, which is still used by the way, whichEn savoir plus
13.10.2 Valle de Cocora
25 avril 2019, Colombie ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
A must see and also included in all documentaries about Colombia, the palm tree forest. Here, you find palms that move about 5-10 cm (~3”) per year. It is assumed that that’s the reason why theyEn savoir plus
13.10.1 Salento
24 avril 2019, Colombie ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Before heading to Bogotá, I had a short stay in Salento, which is much more touristic.
But more importantly, it is near Valle de Cocora!



















































































































































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