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  • Ecuador's Machalilla National Park Biodiversity Board
    Travel

    Visitor Center, Machalilla National Park, Puerto Lopez, Ecuador #AtoZChallenge

    April 25, 2018 /

    Machalilla National Park surrounds Puerto Lopez, Ecuador. Two monkey species and more than 270 bird species, including the endangered Waved Albatross live in the park. Whales mate and birth just off the coast and turtles hatch on the beaches. If you like active outdoor vacations, this is the place for you! Activities in Machalilla National Park   Hike, bike and horseback ride Dry forests – from sea level to midway up the hills, the dry desert-like flora is brown for about half the year, waiting for water Cloud forests – always green hills where monkeys, orchids and a wide variety of birds live Hike beaches – Playa Los Frailes is often referred…

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    April 14, 2018
    Fruit, Feria Libre, Cuenca, Ecuador

    Cuenca’s Seven Acre Market – Feria Libre

    May 29, 2017
  • Plant delivery tricycle in Puerto Lopez
    Flora and Fauna

    Greenery Delivered to Your Door in Puerto Lopez #AtoZChallenge

    April 7, 2018 /

    Some of the items sold by entrepreneurs on foot or tricycle: Plants Shrimp Cheese Ice cream Croissants Towels Clothes Plastics Rugs Produce Bicycle kickstands Phone chargers     ______________________________________________ Around Puerto Lopez in 26 words. A look back Last year, I wrote Guayaquil – Iguana Park and other free attractions

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    April 20, 2017
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    13 Postcard Photos From Ecuador 911 Surveillance Cameras

    December 25, 2017 /

    Taking an image, freezing a moment, reveals how rich reality truly is. –Ansel Adams You want great postcard-like photos of Ecuador but do not have time to travel the country to take the photos yourself? You can search blogs and social media or you can search Twitter for the hashtag #PostalECU911. Ecuador 911 is the national emergency response system. Their Twitter accounts are a great follow for anyone visiting or living in Ecuador. Several locations have Twitter feeds, often named after each province capital. They are a great source of information on road conditions, volcanic activity, and other emergencies around the country. The photos in this post are all from…

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    Flora and Fauna

    Ecuador Rice Fields – Beauty, Predators and Allies

    August 21, 2017 /

    Planting rice is not a joke Just bending all day long You can’t even stand still You can’t even sit down. — Traditional Filipino Folk Song Ecuador rice Rice is a staple in Ecuadorian meals. It is generally served with your main meal regardless of what the entree is. A typical meal might include soup, chicken, rice, green salad, potato salad, and juice. The other side dishes vary but rice is always included. On separate occasions, I have served chili and spaghetti to guests and been asked if there was any rice (I had not made any). When eating out, I have been served a side of rice with my…

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  • Foot bridge to home
    Life

    Imagination, Moats And Drawbridges

    August 14, 2017 /

    Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.  –Albert Einstein When you were young did you dream of living in a castle with a moat and a drawbridge? Maybe you imagined you were a prince or a princess and your dog was your pet dragon, guarding your drawbridge. Some kids in Ecuador’s rice country have bridges over aqueducts leading to their homes. Parents build the bridge to get from A to B.   Imagination turns the bamboo walkway into a drawbridge (albeit one that does not raise) over a moat protecting the family castle. I imagine kids who live here playing on the bridge, calling…

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    October 16, 2017
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    Flora and Fauna

    Tree Stump Art

    July 31, 2017 /

    “We have those in Houston now, too.”  — My Mom when I told her about the chainsaw tree stump art in Cuenca Many years ago, when my husband and I cut down a tree in our California backyard, we left the tree stump about 6 feet tall. Scott built a bird feeder on top of the stump. I planted flowers at the base. Birds enjoyed the feeder year round. It never occurred to either of us to take a chainsaw to the stump to create something beautiful. Tree stump art was not a thing back then. Most people we knew struggled with removing unwanted stumps. We were glad to find…

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    April 7, 2018
  • White-edged oriole
    Flora and Fauna

    Zoo – I live in one! #AtoZChallenge

    April 30, 2017 /

    Someone told me it’s all happening at the zoo.  — Paul Simon When I wrote my first post for the A to Z Challenge, I did not know the what the remaining posts were going to be about. While blogging about my life in Ecuador for the past month, I realized that I live in a zoo. A natural, wild, amazing zoo! Let’s recap what is in my zoo. Wildlife in my zoo Throughout the month, I introduced the following zoo residents: (click link to open post) Blue-footed boobies Humpback whales Iguanas In a park At my home A Monkey Owls A Frog Sea Turtles   Rounding out my zoo…

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    April 17, 2017
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Magnificent frigatbirds have been known to remain Magnificent frigatbirds have been known to remain airborne for up to 2 months! 
Males are solid black, females have a white patch on their neck and chest and juveniles have a white head, neck, and chest. All three included in this shot of them getting fishermen's scraps at the end of a day. . . . . . 
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Randomly seen during a drive was this modern day c Randomly seen during a drive was this modern day cowboy wearing earbuds along a road in coastal Ecuador. #manabi #ecuador #horsesofinsta #horse #cowboy #discoverecuador #allyouneedisecuador
Sunsets at the equator happen quickly. Have your c Sunsets at the equator happen quickly. Have your camera in hand before it begins or you are likely to miss whole thing. This one is in front of the #victorhugohotel.
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Mama blue footed booby standing guard over daddy a Mama blue footed booby standing guard over daddy and baby on Isla de la Plata off Puerto Lopez, Ecuador. The female large eye pupil distinguishes it from the male smaller eye pupil. #bluefootedbooby #isladelaplata
Friendly green iguanas roam everywhere at Parque S Friendly green iguanas roam everywhere at Parque Seminario ("Iguana Park) in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
#iguana #guayaquil
"I'm like an old turtle these days. I don't run wi "I'm like an old turtle these days. I don't run wide-open everywhere, but at the end of the day, I'll be where I'm supposed to be." --Tracy Lawrence
#seaturtles #isladelaplata
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