July 23, 2008 – Day 11 – Wednesday

July 23, 2008
Day 11
Today started as all the others! Everyone was filled with the expectation of another fabulous adventure. And yes indeed, we have an awesome experience that was packaged as a walk in the rain forest.
After a filling breakfast of pancakes, eggs, rolls, fruit and juice we were ready to embark on [...]

July 22, 2008 – Tuesday – Day 10

July 22, 2008
Day 10
Breakfast:
7:00 a.m
Activity:
Walk
Time:
7:00 a.m.
Location:
Misicocha – The Lake of the Cat
Equipment:
Wellington Boots
Long pants
LOTS of insect repellent
Misson:
To walk through the forest without falling into the mud
Tasks:
eat lemon ants,
drink Dragos Tree blood,
hold a poisonous spider
make a crown out of palm leaf,
learn the names of various plants and their medicinal use.
Full –on Experience:
Swing through the forest on [...]

Two Museums on the equator in Ecuador!

“Ecuador got its name from this line circling the earth and dividing it in the northern and southern hemisphere. Throughout the country you encounter it, sometimes conmemorated by monuments, other times only by a simple painted line or sign.” Vivienne Mackie
At the equator there are two sites and two museums.
“The first is the INTI-NAN SOLAR [...]

Ecuador + Equator = Coriolis Effect?

I found this video on YouTube. It was posted by 2reel4real
When we travel to Ecuador we will have the wonderful opportunity to see some “magic” while we are standing on and near the Ecuador!
Watch the video to find out the “magic!”
If you want to know what the Coriolis Effect is [...]

Quito, Ecuador

Quito, Ecuador 
World Heritage City