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April 10th 2007
Published: April 10th 2007
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He was only here for 7 days, so we wanted to make the best of it. We spent: •2 days in Quito: On the first day, we visited “Mitad del Mundo” (Center of the World). It’s cool because you can jump from one hemisphere to the other, but I was more interested in the museum. It’s very informative and it explains all of Ecuador’s geography, history, resources, cultures, traditions, etc by ... Read Full Entry



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Climbing on Jorge Climbing on Jorge
Climbing on Jorge

It was quite hard to make him go on Jorge, but he would not get off and kept climbing up and up I had to flick it off with a stick !
Im so rugged... Im so rugged...
Im so rugged...

... with my machete, next to my walking tree. OK, these trees actually WALK, they can move almost a meter per year! NUTS!
1000 foot 1000 foot
1000 foot

I dont know why but these guys smell like cherry or something, SO GOOD!
TARZAN TARZAN
TARZAN

wait... no thats dad!
Crazy JorgeCrazy Jorge
Crazy Jorge

He kept picking up every poisonous insect there was, this one stung him...
... ...
...

Every plant or tree grows on or from others ...
Again Again
Again

Poisonous, but cute froggy
"Sangre de Diablo""Sangre de Diablo"
"Sangre de Diablo"

Both the liquid and the tree are called Devils Blood. This liquid is used to help heal a wound or even fight big bad wrinkles.
Huge ass treeHuge ass tree
Huge ass tree

This type of tree is the biggest in the Amazon Jungle!



11th April 2007

Wow
Hey Jeh! :) Wow, I'm so jealous... I love reading your blog and looking at your pics... Your pictures are amazing... You have a natural talent for photography. You should try selling some of them! ;) Take care girl! Brigitte
11th April 2007

wow...
Hallo Jéhanne, Je suis très contente que vous avez pu passez une si belle vacance ensemble. C'est nice pour toi et vraiment nice pour ton père. Il a beaucoup aimé son voyage. Une expérience qu'il n'oubliera jamais. Merci! pour toute les belles photos. à la prochaine, take care

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