Blogs from Saraguro, Loja, South, Ecuador, South America

Kolumbien und Ecuador entlang der Panamericana

South America » Ecuador » South » Loja » Saraguro September 19th 2012

Los gings mit neuem Gepaeckminusrekord von 10,5 kg. Der Flug nach Bogota war sehr angehmen, Einreise kein Problem und die Wartezeit auf Hanne mehr oder weniger schnell ueberbrueckt. In Bogota waren wir zwei Naechte. Dort haben wir uns das beruehmte Museo der Oro, Cerro del Montserrat, Salt Cathedral und die Altstadt angesehen. Was auffiel war ein extremes Polizeiaufgebot, das wohl der Drogenmafia geschuldet ist und der leicht erhoehte BMI, der durch das allgegenwaertige fritierte Huehnchen zustande kommt :D. Ausserdem ist bei Frauen gerade in Mode knallenge Leggings zu tragen, das BMI-Leggins-Bild hat jetzt jeder vor Augen... Danach gings weiter nach Popayan, das mehr Zwischenstation war, aber ansonsten ein sehr gemuetliches Staedtchen. Der Grenzuebergang nach Ecuador verlief problemlos, ausser dass wir kein Bargeld abheben konnten. Nachdem man uns in einen Bus verfrachtet ha... read more

Back In The Highlands

South America » Ecuador » South » Loja » Saraguro January 15th 2011

Our Friend

pabloydona

We have left the Southern Oriente after 9 days in the jungle, we are now in the Southern Highlands at Loja. We love it here. The town is the largest in this region, 150,000, and very clean and relaxed. The temperature dropped down to the low 70's and the humidity down to about 60% as compared to mid 80's & 95% in the jungle. The town is known for it's tamales and humitas as well as it's coffee. What's not to like. After a steady diet of seco de pollo con arroz y papas in the jungle, tamales and fresh brewed coffee for breakfast and tamales and burritos for dinner is a dream come true. During our time in the Oriente we visited four towns. Puyo, Macas, and Gualaquiza for two days each, and Zamora, for ... read more

Kids!

South America » Ecuador » South » Loja » Saraguro December 2nd 2010

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aspiringnomad

We just had a look through our pictures to pull out any we had of children to be used for a conference Jennifer is helping to organize in Canada, in May. So since they are all sorted and sitting in a single file I thought it would be no trouble at all to throw them up here (now possible in a single click!) and share them with the world. I won´t be putting captions to any of them, but in many instances the places are included in the image title. Otherwise you can have a bit of fun guessing,-) Enjoy! In other news, we are just coming to the end of a six month stint in Saraguro, Ecuador. Jennifer was studying child rearing practices and lo and behold I was studying tourists, their motivations, and their ... read more

History of Cuenca

South America » Ecuador » South » Loja » Saraguro July 23rd 2010

Cuenca - Goverment Building

meghanvesey

We have had an eventful week since our time on the coast! Just to recap, our first week in Ecuador was spent along the pacific coast and week two was spent in the colonial city of Cuenca. For those interested in the history of Cuenca this is the scoop. Cuenca is located in the Andes at a height of 2550 meters. It used to be called “Guapondlics” by the original inhabitants: the “Cañaris”. It was later renamed “Tomebamba” by the Incas as it became an Inca strong hold. Modern day Cuenca was founded by Gil Ramirez Dávalos, a Spaniard, on April 12th 1557. The new city was later baptized by the Spanish as “Santa Ana de Los Rios de Cuenca” named after a city in Spain called Cuenca. For the Spanish to maintain control over the ... read more

Brief history of Ecuador

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...more history

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