Quito day tour
The Ecuador's capital has an altitude of 2800 meters above sea level and is surrounded by several majestic volcanoes.
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| A view on city and Cotopaxi volcano, from the hotel room. | |
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| This cable way climbs on the top of a nearby hill, to an altitude of 4100 meters. | |
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A view on the city from the top of the cable way.
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| Another view on Cotopaxi. |
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| A panoramic view of about 180 degrees. |
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| The cathedral. | |
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| The central plaza with government palace and lateral streets (pictures below). | |
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| A view inside the Compagnia of Jesus church. |
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| A view inside a church. | |
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San Francisco square. |
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| Me with a foot in northern hemisphere and another in the southern. |
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| A totem, with one of the figure pointing where the sun rises on March 21st and September 21st (equinox). | |
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An experiment to demonstrate the direction of the rotation of the water's vortex inside a washbasin, is repeated (click each link to run a video): It is enough to move the washbasin by just a few meters from the equator line, to see the effect. On the equator line there is no vortex. |
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| Over the equator line, the forces are balanced, so it is relatively easy to put an egg over a pin's head. |
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| A solar clock indicating current time, corrected to local time. | |
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| The Pululagua crater, a few miles out of Quito. |
ECUADOR PICTURES |
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Traveling from Quito to the amazon rainforest The complete trip from hotel in Quito to the amazon lodge, takes almost a full day. GO. |
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Sacha Lodge in the amazon rainforest In the heart of the amazon rainforest, it represents a very comfortable base from where half or full day excursions begin. GO. |
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There are dozens of miles of trails around the lodge, ideal to explore the forest and meet its inhabitants. GO. |
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Kapok tower and Canopy walkway at Sacha Lodge A kapok tower and a canopy walkway, respectively 43 and 30 meters tall, are the ideal points to observe birds and other wildlife from the top of the forest. GO. |
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Birds and mammals of amazon rainforest Monkeys, toucans, parrots and many other colorful birds. GO. |
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Pictures of reptiles and amphibians Frogs, salamanders, iguanas and much more. GO. |
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Pictures of arachnoids and myriapods Tarantulas and other spiders, centipedes, millipedes.GO. |
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Insects pictures of amazon rainforest The ants are perhaps the most impressive, but also butterflies, grasshoppers and coleopterans are included in this section. GO. |
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Amazon rainforest trees, flowers and mushrooms Trees, flowers, bromeliads, and different types of mushrooms. GO. |
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A local naturalist guide explained many aspects of the life in the forest. GO. |
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Quito day tour, the capital of Ecuador <YOU ARE HERE> The Ecuador's capital has an altitude of 2800 meters above sea level and is surrounded by several majestic volcanoes. |
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Excursion to Cayambe volcano in Ecuador Picturesque town where is possible to rent a truck and drive to the snow line on Cayambe volcano. GO. |
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Otavalo day tour and the handicraft market Hosts a colorful market, where the locals meet to sell and exchange different types of products. GO. |
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Electronic equipment used on this trip A brief description of the equipment used to take the pictures throughout this voyage. GO |
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