EcuadorProvincia de PichinchaTutamandahostelQuebrada Vásconez0°11’43” S 78°30’46” W
11. august 2022, Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
This location used to be a temple for the indigenous. This statue looks towards the richer part of Quito. Guides tell me this is a bone of contention…she has her back towards the south and localsLes mer
EcuadorProvincia de PichinchaCotocollao0°7’36” S 78°30’10” W
EcuadorProvincia de PichinchaSan AntonioQuebrada Cangahua0°0’4” S 78°27’16” W
11. august 2022, Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
Students had indigenous food for lunch (empanadas, potato pancakes, hominy, pork) with chicha, a fermented corn beverage.
EcuadorProvincia de PichinchaSan AntonioQuebrada Cangahua0°0’4” S 78°27’16” W
11. august 2022, Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
We are standing in the middle of the world as I write this, at Itiñan, the interactive equator museum. Students are doing some equator experiments as well, for example, experiments with gravity andLes mer
EcuadorProvincia de ImbaburaOtavaloQuebrada Pucahuaicu0°13’43” N 78°15’45” W
11. august 2022, Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
We are in one of the biggest indigenous markets today and the products are stunning. Prices are incredibly low and my students are having a difficult time making choices. The people are also lovelyLes mer
EcuadorProvincia de ImbaburaOtavaloQuebrada Yanayacu0°13’53” N 78°16’0” W
11. august 2022, Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
Locals go to Central market for breakfast and lunch. You can have everything from chicken soup to smoothies to empanadas or buy fruit, beef, chickens…
The stray dogs know this is a good place toLes mer
EcuadorProvincia de ImbaburaOtavaloQuebrada Mojandita0°13’40” N 78°15’48” W
EcuadorProvincia de Francisco de OrellanaLoreto0°38’52” S 77°18’31” W
9. august 2022, Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
Students have been divided into three teams and they are collecting data on species diversity (leaves) in three types of locations— disturbed, secondary forest, and primary forest. Here you see themLes mer
EcuadorProvincia de Francisco de OrellanaEl Dorado0°33’38” S 76°53’29” W
9. august 2022, Ecuador ⋅ 🌧 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. ButLes mer
EcuadorProvincia de Francisco de OrellanaEl Dorado0°35’40” S 76°53’33” W
9. august 2022, Ecuador ⋅ 🌧 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 weLes mer
