Typical afternoon

Nets near casita

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August 3rd 2006
For the next several days we were to be setting the nets up near the casita. This was quite a bit easier on everyone as we didn't have to cross the river and hike up the pasture in the predawn darkness. In fact we could essentially fall out of bed, unfurl the nets, then stumble back to the casita for a quick breakfast, after which we would go back out to see what we had caught. Early in the ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Mindo

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The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more