http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/Ibarra/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from South America , Ecuador , Ibarra en-us Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:45:50 BST Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:45:50 BST El Angel has a reputation of being one of the coldest places in Ecuador. However I found it to be sunny warm and relaxed. For days I was the only tourist in town and enjoyed the laid back atmosphere of this little place inmidst rolling green hills. Internet was hardly ever working and there is no bank or ATM where one could get money from a VISA card. I stayed in the Hosteria El Angel which is http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/Ibarra/blog-271036.html The Guandera Biological Station was established in 1994 and is situated in the northern interAndean valley of Ecuador near the town San Gabriel. The station is managed by the Jatun Sacha Foundation and its dedicated manager Don Jos. Guandera is a unique place on the globe and has been classified as a primary hotspot for conservation. Nowhere else in Ecuador live the mysterious huge Guandera tr http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/Ibarra/blog-271030.html With the local outdoors group Rutacero I went on a mountain bike trip high above Ibarra. We left at 4am from Quito which was the bad thing about the trip. Everything else was great. It was fantastic landscape with views on Imbabura and Cotacachi. The first 10 km we went up from about 3000m to 3700m which was pretty tough. Then it was a long downhill ride followed by yet another but shorter up http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/Ibarra/blog-266107.html Well again it's been a long time. This blog is going to be covering a visit to Quito and Ibarra and then another visit to Ibarra seperated by about a month I think. Ibarra if you didn't already know is my favorite place in Ecuador. The city is so beautiful the people are so nice the accent is so cool the food is so good the arts and crafts around the province are the best in E http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/Ibarra/blog-262395.html TerveToissapaivana tulin Ecuadorin puolelle Kolumbia jatti hyvan kuvan itsestaan. Alkaa siis vaarauskoisia kuunnelko ei se niin paha paikka ole mita ihmiset jotka siella eivat ole kaynneet yrittavat kuvittelevat. Kahta hikista sukkaparia enempaa en omaisuuttani menettanyt ihmiset loppuun asti ystavallisia ja maisemat komeita. Ja mika parasta muita turisteja ei ole liiaksi asti. Vietin yhden http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/Ibarra/blog-260707.html Twas the night before Christmas and the Islands of Boccas Del Torres were beaconing us. We were weary from travel and needest food and shelter. Many people had gathered this day for the crossing of the rickety banana bridge into the promised land of Panama. Flood waters raged and thundered below landslides nor torrential rain didst steer us from our path. Our faithful four wheeled companion led u http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/Ibarra/blog-236606.html I suppose it's too late to wish everyone a happy Hallowe'en. I believe they celebrate Hallowe'en here in Ecuador just a different way. The coastal region has vacation the whole week of Hallowe'en and celebrates with fiestas costume parties stuff like that. I'm not sure about trickortreating here I didn't see anyone going around asking for candy. The problem is that it's too dangerous at http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/Ibarra/blog-217137.html Soooo....letztes wochenende habe ich gaaaanz viel gemacht fuer die verhaeltnisse hierfreitag war eine riesige parade hier in ibarra so eine art fest das es die stadt gibt oder so nen kack naja ich fands super denn so hatten wir einen grund party zu machenAlso bin ich um 2 uhr mittags aus dem haus zu einer freundin und dann haben wir da mit anderen freunden die parade angeguckt. danach bin http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/Ibarra/blog-201259.html Na ihrsMir geht es wieder guthab nur noch ein bisschen schnupfen...naja in zwei wochen spaetestens komme ich aus dieser familie raus deswegen scheiss ich jetzt voll drauf was meine oma oder meine tante sagenIch mach halt schon noch die sachen die ich soll aber ich hoer ihnen nicht mehr zu. ins eine ohr rein aus m andern rausheute wollten sie mir erklaren wie man zu fegen hatD voll der http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/Ibarra/blog-199376.html