Goodbye Ecuador

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September 29th 2005

Published: October 6th 2005

It's been a very intensive couple of weeks. I’ve done 10 days of Spanish classes, interspersed with two weekend trips. The Spanish has been hard work and very enjoyable. Unfortunately for you, dear reader it doesn't make for interesting travellers tales. I speak quite good French (I lived in France for a year) and this has both helped and hindered my Spanish. Compared with French, Spanish is si... Read Full Entry

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120 year old shrunken head

The real deal as far as I could make out.

How to shrink a head (Part 1)

How to shrink a head (Part 2)

Replica burial chamber

When a man died, his wife would be buried alive to accompany him in the next world.

3d map of Ecuador

Really shows how diverse this small country is. I didn´t have time to visit anywhere other than the altiplano in the centre, but it´s not far in either direction to tropical coastline or Rainforest.

The sign for the Indiginous People's Museum

Hope this might help someone else looking for it.

The Hill where the mounument is

This picture taken from the sign. On top of this hill is the original monument whose replica is in the museum. It´s directly on the Equator. Pity the French expedition didn´t ask the locals or know about the water trick...

8th October 2005

DAD
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What a lot! I will try to save to disc for Mum

10th November 2005

Mike
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At last!
Hi Nick, finally found the blog. Work blocks the site and I lost the email for a while. Will catch up with your adventures over the weekend. Love the gender roles fotos.

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