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Inland Ecuador Whilst work progressed on Clarabella we went travelling the length of Ecuador.  Transport on buses was excellent and cheap throughout and our travels took us first to the northern Andean towns which have specialist craft markets.  Quito, the capital, was superb, the old town was crammed with superb old churches and colonial architecture.  We moved south through the tourist-centred town of Banos down to the  most important Inca sun temple after Machu Pichu.  The Ecuadorian people are unfailingly friendly and helpful, and we particularly enjoyed seeing the native Indians, but we must push on now and the Galapagos Islands beckon. Date(s): March 2007. Album by Gerard Coulson. Photos by Gerard Coulson. 1 - 147 of 147 Total. 11651 Visits.
Up in the Andes, in Northern Ecuador Inland Ecuador 02 Inland Ecuador 03 A Condor, endangered in Ecuador Inland Ecuador 07 We're in a bird sanctuary Jonty holds a hawk, prior to take off Tom's turn In a leather shop in Cotacachi Some lovely old architecture Inland Ecuador 27 Locals Church door Jeniya does some video! A walk to a waterfall Inland Ecuador 44 Eric and Monica Looking down the valley back towards Otovalo These two old ladies, laden with sweet corn came charging past us! There they go! The boys playing chess The market at Otovalo, where we bought loads of woollen goods And Eric bought a Poncho Heavily laden after the market Market Scenes 1 Market Scenes 2 Market Scenes 3 Market Scenes 5 We're now in Quito, the capital city Checking the price of a taxi We take the cable car up the mountain above Quito Rebecca's unsure about the experience And now at over 13000 feet we have to be careful! Jonty with his head in the clouds as ever! Looking down on Quito The valleys around Quito My kids and me! And the cloud closes in! Inland Ecuador 94 Independence Square, Quito Inland Ecuador 103 Inland Ecuador 104 Inland Ecuador 105 In the streets of the old town Inland Ecuador 109 Inland Ecuador 111 Inland Ecuador 112 I loved this notice in the doorway of a church! No photos allowed, but this was a very beautiful old church Again no photos allowed, but every surface here is covered in gold leaf.  This was stunning Inland Ecuador 117 Inland Ecuador 118 Inland Ecuador 120 This street was only recently relieved of its pickpockets and ladies of ill repute, so security remains tight! From our hotel balcony The kids loved watching telly! And I took pictures! Inland Ecuador 137 Monica brings home the supper Rebecca looks on Inland Ecuador 150 Inland Ecuador 152 Inland Ecuador 153 Mitad del Mundo, which is... on the Equator! Here's THE line! Bright sunshine, but not much shadow! On the eqautor again, in another museum Tom hemisphere jumping! Inland Ecuador 172 We're all a bit appalled at the shrunken head in the glass case! Now we try a blow pipe Inland Ecuador 175 Inland Ecuador 176 Inland Ecuador 177 The crews of Clarabella and Meta Apparently you can only balance an egg on the head of a nail on the Equator... Inland Ecuador 181 Ecuadorian kettle! The courtyard of our hotel Another illicit church shot! Banos, tourist centre of Ecuador Guess what we're doing! Inland Ecuador 193 A very rickety suspension bridge over a very deep gorge.  Brunel has been nowhere near here! Local freight transport Tom and I cross another depp gorge, in a metal cage suspended on a thin wire, pulled by an ancient old diesel engine.  We must be mad, Inland Ecuador 203 Inland Ecuador 207 Banos again Inland Ecuador 211 We go horse trekking for the days in the mountains View from the horse Market Scenes 4 Inland Ecuador 217 The boys' horse kept stopping for snacks! Meanwhile Rebecca falls asleep in the arms of our guide! Mount Tungurahua, an active volcano, gives frequent signs of its instability Looking down on Banos The boys now have a horse each! The volcano with Banos below. Tungurahua Jonty wants a go! We take an very mechanically unsound train into the mountains.  It breaks down here!  So we enjoy the local market Inland Ecuador 248 Our untrusty steed Local indians Inland Ecuador 253 Inland Ecuador 254 Yes, we rode on the roof too! Inland Ecuador 258 Inland Ecuador 259 Inland Ecuador 261 Inland Ecuador 262 An impromptu repair to the front brakes takes 2 hours Local boys winding up a puppy We meet another train There they are down in the valley It is a VERY long way down! Inland Ecuador 277 Ingapirca, the Inca temple of the sun Hooray! We finally get to see Llamas! The local hostels were so disgusting that we splashed out for the night here! Inland Ecuador 288 Inland Ecuador 289 Inland Ecuador 290 Inland Ecuador 291 We visit the temple of the sun And this is the remains of the temple of the moon! Inland Ecuador 297 The incas somehow used this stone to tell the phase of the moon Inland Ecuador 301 Inland Ecuador 303 We model a typical Inca trapezoidal doorway! Cement-free stone work, signature of the Incas The sun, over the temple! Inland Ecuador 317 Inland Ecuador 318 Inland Ecuador 321 Inland Ecuador 323 Tom does some photography! Can you see the face More local folk Inland Ecuador 329 Inland Ecuador 333 Back to the boat on Easter Day Inland Ecuador 336