Tag: Ecuador

My Visit To A Panama Hat Factory In Cuenca

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Two weeks into my South American adventure, I bought a dress ideal for a cocktail party.

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Wingo And A Hike Through The Ecuadorian Amazon

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Wingo was a wanderer by nature. In tales of his childhood he recalled staying in the jungle until night fall, only brought back to his village by the enticing thought of his mother huddled over the fire preparing food.

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Jumping Straight In From A Bridge In Baños, Ecuador

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I tried desperately to look towards the horizon. The V-shaped gap at the end of the gorge cupped a dull grey sky.

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Out On My Own In Quito, Ecuador

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Underneath the plane window thousands of twinkling city lights rose and fell with the undulating Andes.

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