Travels
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Arajuno River Float
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Liana Rainforest Lodge
Liana Lodge in a protected rainforest in Ahuano, Ecuador
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Quechua Children
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Ecuadorian Fair Food
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Cascada Magica del Rio Malo
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Volcán Reventador, Andes
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Tall Trees in Tumbaco
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Puéllaro Fruit Market
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Packing for Ecuador
Tuesday morning I will be flying out to Ecuador, so today I am working on completing my packing. Fortunately, the photography group I’m going with had a meeting recently and filled us in on exactly what we would want to bring, including sunscreen since we will be on the equator (even though the temperature is cool right now), waterproof pants and waterproof shoes for floating on a branch of the Amazon River, and our own toilet paper. We were also advised to spray our clothes with a strong, long-lasting bug spray like Duration which lasts for six washes, so this morning I went out on my balcony with my mask…
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Bosque de Chapultepec
When I visited Mexico City in the spring of 2024, one of the nicest areas I went to was Bosque de Chapultepec (Chapultepec Forest). This sprawling nature park covers 2,140 acres, centering around Chapultepec Hill and including Chapultepec Zoo, the Museum of Anthropology, the Rufino Tamayo Museum, and Chapultepec Castle which sits on top of the hill. Chapultepec Hill was a sacred place for the Aztecs, and the name “Chapultepec” comes from the word chapoltepēc, which is from the Aztec Nahuatl language and translates to “grasshopper hill.” Perched on top of the hill is Chapultepec Castle, a Neo-classical structure built between 1785 and 1864 as a summer palace for Spanish viceroys. Over the years,…
