Category Archives: Ecuador
MOJANDA BLUE
(Version française plus bas) Las lagunas de Mojanda. The lakes of Mojanda. Height. 3,700m. Fresh air. No one. Nobody. Visions of Scotland. Visions of Ireland. Top of the world. Ecuador. * * * * * * BLEU DE MOJANDA Las … Continue reading
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GREAT CHIMBORAZO
(Version française plus bas) In the highlands of Chimborazo, where one travels either on horseback or on foot and lets one’s clothes dry in fresh air, a little girl carrying a lamb in her arms eats the bits of meat … Continue reading
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SURROUNDING BAÑOS, NATURE
(Version française plus bas) On my way to the Agoyan waterfalls outside of Baños, I ran into Manuel, a 79 year old man who walks one hour and a half in the mountain every day to catch a bus to … Continue reading
For the sake of art, for the sake of life
(This is the first video of the Meet South America series!) If a young generation of Ecuadorian student-artists is ready to take up the torch of famous painter Guayasamin, they nonetheless face difficulties and speak of their country not without … Continue reading
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TO THE RESCUE OF CHORONGOS
(Version française plus bas) Zanjarajuno animal center was recently started by the manager of Fatima zoocriadero. The animals that go there are usually rescued from being a pet or from animal trafficking, and will be returned to the rainforest within … Continue reading
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A TRIP TO THE JUNGLE
(Version française plus bas) Zanjarajuno is another animal rescue center located in the middle of the rainforest. A trip to the jungle! VOYAGE DANS LA JUNGLE Zanjarajuno est un autre centre de refuge pour animaux situé en plein milieu de … Continue reading
SAVING RAINFOREST ANIMALS
(Version française plus bas) Fatima zoocriadero, near Puyo, is a rescue center for animals native of the rainforest that were held in captivity. Caymans, ardilla monkeys, guacamayo, tapir, wild sajino pigs, cuchuchos, birds… Some of them used to be pets, … Continue reading
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SNAPSHOTS OF RIOBAMBA
(Version française plus bas) In Riobamba, men talk a lot. They usually find a bench on a square to do the talking, but sometimes, they prefer to do so while exercising with weights. They like to read the sports section … Continue reading
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