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Early breakfast at San Jorge Hosteleria at Quito |
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Always a festive appetizer |
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Leaving Quito, we stop at the Pululahua Geobotanical reserve |
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Looking into the Pululahua crater |
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Farther along, we stop at the Equator Monument in
Calacali |
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Jim lining up the GPS on the WGS84 Equator |
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Dead-even on the WGS84 Equator |
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Actual WGS84 Equator Line in Calacali (not at the monument) |
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End of the drive to San Jorge Hosteleria at Tandayapa |
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To preserve the feel of the Andes, we hike to the Tandayapa Lodge |
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San Jorge Hosteleria at Tandayapa |
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Arriving at San Jorge Hosteleria at Tandayapa
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Lunch: pork chop, lentils, and pickled cabbage |
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Outdoor dining overlooking hummingbird feeders and the Andes Mts. |
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Hiking on the grounds of San Jorge Hosteleria at Tandayapa |
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Group photo: birdwatchers on the grounds of Tandayapa |
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Heliconius butterfly advertising distastefulness to predators |
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Wild flowers |
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Dense, virgin Tropical Cloud Forest |
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Dense, virgin Tropical Cloud Forest |
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Cryptic moth |
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I wonder where this moth usually hides? |
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Outdoor balcony at San Jorge Hosteleria at Tandayapa |
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Inside room at San Jorge Hosteleria at Tandayapa |
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Inside room at San Jorge Hosteleria at Tandayapa |
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All common areas are outdoors at San Jorge Hosteleria at Tandayapa |