Getting Ready
 2022年7月24日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 91 °F
						Ten Longwood students, two faculty, and a local area teacher will travel to Ecuador to explore life in a developing country and the debate about drilling for oil in the Amazon jungle. We will exploreもっと詳しく
Airline stress
 2022年8月1日, アメリカ ⋅ ⛅ 88 °F
						After rounds of flight cancellations we are sitting in the Miami airport killing about nine hours before our flight to Ecuador. Fingers crossed that we get there tonight. We will make up for lost timeもっと詳しく
Puerto Lopez
 2022年8月2日, エクアドル ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
						After arriving at the airport, we drove through part of the night to get to a small coastal town called Puerto Lopez. In addition to being a fishing community, the whales come here during our summerもっと詳しく
Isla de la Plata
 2022年8月2日, エクアドル ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
						They call this place poor man’s Galapagos, and it doesn’t have all of the species you would find there. But it still is pretty awesome. You literally step over blue footed boobies, and theyもっと詳しく
Whale watching
 2022年8月2日, エクアドル ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
						In our summer months, whales come from Antarctica to give birth. Calves are born with little body fat and cannot withstand the temperatures. Until they fatten up, the babies will play with their momsもっと詳しく
Snorkeling with Parrot Fish
 2022年8月2日, エクアドル ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
						The group had the opportunity to snorkel with the most beautiful gosh today. My pictures are not doing these fish justice, but you get the idea.
Some local color
 2022年8月2日, エクアドル ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
						Salsa starts in 30 minutes. I think the rest of the pics are self explanatory. Don’t worry parents, I’m not letting these kids loose on Puerto Lopez. But a couple of drinks and dances with ourもっと詳しく
Cocao farm
 2022年8月3日, エクアドル ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F
						Visited a family-owned farm that is part of a cooperative to learn about cultivation of pods and the fermentation and drying process. The farm is organic, producing the national variety, which isもっと詳しく
Delicious bananas
 2022年8月3日, エクアドル ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
						Stopped at a roadside stand for bananas. Tried two types new to the students. I probably bought 13 pounds (entire stalks) for like $2ish dollars.
Over the Andes
 2022年8月3日, エクアドル ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
						To get to our next destination we had to cross the Andes mountain range. Amazing, beautiful cloud forests and lots of fog. Spectacular views.
Cuy asado
 2022年8月3日, エクアドル ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
						Guinea pig is a popular dish in Ecuador. They are not the cute little animals we had as children… Much larger. It is a relatively expensive item on Ecuadorian standards. These are not great picturesもっと詳しく
Sights of Baños
 2022年8月4日, エクアドル ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
						We are in the small town of Baños which is beautiful and very walkable. There is a nice central park, central market, and lots of recreational activities. In the picture you see the only waterfall inもっと詳しく
Rafting
 2022年8月4日, エクアドル ⋅ 🌧 63 °F
						We hot some class three rapids on the river today. Of course, my pictures do not show this because I was hanging on for dear life with my camera in a dry bag once we took off. The group did great, andもっと詳しく
Candy factory
 2022年8月4日, エクアドル ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
						Baños has a community candy factory specializing in guava paste candy. The students were able to see how the candy is produced, taste samples of both guava and taffy, and see how sugarcane juice isもっと詳しく
Zip lining
 2022年8月4日, エクアドル ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
						Students all took advantage of the opportunity to cross the river by cables. It was impressive that they were willing to tolerate a little rain and cold. Note the cave at the end of the zip. And yes,もっと詳しく
Flowers
 2022年8月5日, エクアドル ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
						We are now in the cloud forest of Ecuador and you say beautiful flowers. Everything is so green and very wet.
Devil’s cauldron
 2022年8月5日, エクアドル ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
						Devils cauldron is an impressive waterfall that is the biggest one I have ever seen, and I have seen them all over the world. The sheer force of the water is truly incredible. There are two sides toもっと詳しく
Freshwater crab
 2022年8月5日, エクアドル ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
						This is a species of freshwater crab that lives in Ecuador. Unfortunately, locals are harvesting them and it is threatening the species. We were fortunate to find one in the beautiful valley you seeもっと詳しく
Thermal springs
 2022年8月5日, エクアドル ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
						Last night we took the students to relax in the thermal Springs. This is a local hotspot and it did not disappoint.
Got more rafting pics
 2022年8月6日, エクアドル ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
						These were just sent to me! You can see the big rapids.
Trek into Yasuni
 2022年8月9日, エクアドル ⋅ 🌧 73 °F
						Students and professors had to trek an hour into the jungle to reach our destination. Because of rain, it was muddy and messy… And the humidity was probably different than anything the students hadもっと詳しく
Indigenous culture
 2022年8月9日, エクアドル ⋅ 🌧 73 °F
						Students got to experience some activities of life for the indigenous. During a trek, they were taught about indigenous medicine, how to climb trees, make baskets, and later about how they hunt, makeもっと詳しく
Waorani face painting
 2022年8月9日, エクアドル ⋅ 🌧 73 °F
						Indígenas tribes paint their faces with achote seeds and you see the group modeling here in these pics.
Indigenas rituals
 2022年8月9日, エクアドル ⋅ 🌧 73 °F
						
								NUDITY WARNING!!!! 
The last night we watched the family do some indigenous dancing with chants around the campfire. This is a tribe that does not traditionally wear clothing. And some of the time weもっと詳しく
Oil and the Amazon
 2022年8月9日, エクアドル ⋅ 🌧 73 °F
						One of our purposes for coming to Ecuador is to explore the more recent drilling for oil in the Amazon jungle. For science students, the effects on the environment and ecosystems are clear. Butもっと詳しく





































































































































































