ECUADOR

Location - South America; Capital - Quito; Population - 14 million; Currency - US Dollar

It was a relief to cross in to Ecuador from Piura in Northern Peru during the El Nino affected year of 1998.

In 1998 the currency of Ecuador was the Sucre

It has since been replaced by the US Dollar

Outside a home in Vilcabamba

The surrounding countryside of Vilcabamba in Southern Ecuador

Cuenca's market and Cathedral

Flower sellers in Cuenca

Ecuador Telecom, Cuenca

The main road of Banos

Otovaleno woman standing below a waterfall in Banos

Motor boat through the Amazon Rainforest south of Coca - the river is an Amazon tributary

Living quarters in the Amazon jungle

Enough to eat for another day! Amazon jungle

Target practice with a blow gun, Amazon jungle

What I call a big tree, in the Amazon jungle

Rescuing a baby macaw - it had a broken wing and was scrambling through the undergrowth, Amazon jungle

Bath time in the Amazon jungle

Drinking potable water from a tree branch - Amazon jungle

Not what I expected - an airstrip serving an oil refinery in the Amazon jungle

Home of revolutionary hero General Sucre, Quito

Plaza de la Independencia, Quito

Being a tourist at Mitad del Mundo near Quito - standing either side of the line of the equator

The Pacific Ocean at Atacames

Sewing machinists at Saquisili market

Saquisili market

The market at Otavalo - apparently the plants standing against the wall are used to make hammocks

Otavalo market

Wearing traditional dress in Otavalo

Otavalo woman in traditional dress

Fruit market at Otavalo

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LINKS

www.vivecuador.com

www.ecuadortouristboard.com

www.bestofecuador.com

www.galapagos.org - guide to the Galapagos Islands

www.galapagos-islands.net - Galapagos Islands

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