Ecuador 2022

The steps next to the Basilica del Voto Nacional, Quito

Interior of the Basilica del Voto Nacional

Big and colorful window in the basilica

This was before the invention of a flat screen

Quito under the clouds

Walkway in the roof of the basilica

Virgen del Panecillo and the flag of Ecuador

The snowcapped Cayambe volcano seen from Quito

View from the roof on one of the smaller towers

Selfie from the roof

The Plaza Grande in Quito

Fancy lights above the shopping street

Roxy + street + basilica

The Plaza Grande at sunset

Street in La Ronda

Bela wants to join at breakfast

Arrived in San Crist&oacute;bal, where smelly sea lions rule

Blue footed booby

Blue footed booby with breaking wave

Sally light foot crab

Darwin finch, male

Sea lion puppy on playa Mann

Roxanne on playa Mann between the sea lions

Roxanne on playa Mann between the sea lions

In the natural reserve of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno

Walk on the first day

Greetings from the Galapagos

Diving at Kicker Rock with a sea lion

Food for sea lions

These rocks cause strong currents

Everything OK

Sea turtle coming close

Visibility is getting worse

Back on the surface, freezing cold

Warming up on deck

Leaving kicker rock

Heading for the beach of Cerro Brujo

And there they are again

Still life with Roxy and iguana

They live in paradise

What you looking at?

On Playa Cerro Brujo

Kicker rock on the horizon

Last view on Kicker rock

Every island and town has its own Insta sign

Ready for takeoff: pelican in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno

Giant turtle in Cerro Colorada

There is one turtle on the move

At the breeding center

One more turtle before leaving

Disney cactus at Puerto Chino

Rough vegetation

Blue footed booby at Puerto Chino

Puerto Chino has a pretty beach, even without sunlight

Selfie at Puerto Chino

Grey lava lizard

Walking up to El Junco

Cannot see much of the lake of El Junco

Iguana and red grass at Playa La Loberia

Posing for his portrait

Sea turtle coming on land

Close up of a sea turtle

Waves violently break on the rocks

Hiking along the coast at La Loberia

Big daddy guarding his territory

Spiked bush and cactus grow here

Sea gull hiding from the wind

The ocean breaks on the rocks

Selfie on the mirador of La Loberia

Last moments on San Crist&oacute;bal, goodbye Charles Darwin

On our way to Isabela island

On Isabela after a short flight

One of the ponds on the south coast of Isabela

We spotted giant turtles in the wild on our bike ride

This one is chilling out under a cactus tree

This one looks drunk

We climbed all the way up to Mirador Cerro Tijeretas

The wall of tears was built by prisoners, just to keep them busy

There are flamingo pools on Isabela

Getting ready to fly

Confusion, they don&#x27;t fly yet

Los Tuneles was shaped by lava flows

Cactus is the main vegetation here

Posing on one of the many natural bridges

Booby chick in Los Tuneles

Sharp looking blue footed booby

Sea turtle while we were snorkeling in Los Tuneles

The guide knows where the sea horses are

A ray guarded by a fish

See through

Spotted ray on snorkel trip 2

Big sea turtle on the bottom

Black tip Galapagos shark

White tip Galapagos shark

Colorful sea turtle right in front of me

The &#x27;making of&#x27; the previous picture

School of fish in Los Tuneles

Selfie in very cold water in Los Tuneles

One more big sea turtle

Blue footed boobies have a good time at Los Tuneles

Isabela has its own sign too

At the beach on Isabela island

Snorkeling at Concha Perla

Suddenly, some young sea lions swim close to us

They want to play

There are 3 of them

It is like seeing 3 puppies fooling around with each other

They swim very fast towards us and then quickly turn away

They know this place very well and look for humans to play with

We are getting cold and come out, but the sea lions continue playing

Afternoon walk to the Laguna de Flamencos

Cactus at sunset

Today, there is only 1 flamingo

We found a bar

Sundowner in the Pink Iguana Bar

Spectacular sunset on Isabela

Gaucho on the Sierra Negra on Isabela island

Wide view on the crater filled with lava

Selfie on the Sierra Negra

Small flowers on the Darwin bush

Roxanne with a big cactus

Kris with a bigger cactus

Lava tunnel on the north side

Cacti can grow in barren areas

View on Elisabeth bay

The rocks change color over time

Black lava from the latest eruption in 2018

Dirt street in Puerto Villamil, Isabela

Walking the tightrope

Lava lizard

Hello from the Gal&aacute;pagos

Last beach walk on Isabela

Flamingo mirrored in a pool at Las Bachas beach, Santa Cruz island

Flamingo in contrast with some brown ducks

There were a total of 6 flamingos in this pool

Close encounter with a flamingo

The flamingo selfie

Snorkeling at Las Bachas beach

Everything OK

Parrot fish at Las Bachas

You need a wetsuit in these cold waters

Sally Lightfoot crab at Las Bachas

Frigate birds in the sky above Seymour Norte island

The land iguana has the color of the soil

Two frigate birds chilling out

This one is wearing make-up

Plenty of frigate chicks in this season

This iguana balances on a rock and a branch

Pose with cacti on Seymour Norte

The only green is provided by cacti in this season

Frigate blowing up his red throat sack to impress his girlfriend

What a display of machismo

Close up of a large male

Looks like a death mask

Booby trying to feed her chick while frigates try to steal the fish

He&#x27;s got the biggest of them all.

The frigate selfie

Juvenile and adult blue footed boobies

Sharp looking booby and red bushes

The unique landscape of Seymour Norte

Booby in natural habitat

One more land iguana

Sea lion with very young pup

Having a meal

Pelicans and boobies diving for fish

One last view on Seymour Norte island

The typical fork shaped tales of the frigates

Dolphin&#x27;s skull

The sky here is full of frigate birds

On the way back to Santa Cruz

In the central highland of Santa Cruz are two collapsed craters, Los Gemelos

In this area it is always cloudy and wet

This is the second crater

Indigenous flowers on the Galapagos are always tiny

Path in the cloud forest

Everything grows on top of everything

In the lava tunnels on Santa Cruz

The tunnels are 400m long

The shape of the tunnels changes all the way

Roxy street in Quito

Pi&ntilde;ata shop

Plaza San Blas

View on the hills around the historical center of Quito

Guayaquil street

Calle Garc&iacute;a Moreno and the Arco de la Reina

Iglesia de la Compa&ntilde;ia de Jesus

Iglesia San Francisco on Plaza San Francisco

Big empty square in Quito: Plaza San Francisco

Selfie on Plaza San Francisco

Picture taken by the tourist police

Bas&iacute;lica del Voto Nacional by night

Roxanne in a hammock in the Secret Garden hostel

Panorama of Quito from the Secret Garden Hostel

Lush vegetation along the shores of the Cuyabeno river

Young anaconda on our first boat ride

View on the Cuyabeno river

Blue-and-yellow macaw

2 tourists in the Amazon basin

This ripple on the water are pink river dolphins

Sunset on the Laguna Grande

These trees are hollow

Last rays of sunlight

Paddle boarding on Laguna Grande after a hot day

The Laguna Grande floods and dries up every year

Yellow snake in a tree above the river

White crested toucan

Nicky Amazon Lodge is built in traditional style

Visiting a local community

Colorful sunset of the Cuyabeno

Funky caterpillar on a night walk

Skinny walking stick

Large walking stick

Bush walk in the morning, the beginning of the path is easy

There is a frog in the middle of this picture

It rained last night in the rain forest

Oversized liana hanging over the path

Climbing 2 meters up in a kapok tree and she&#x27;s nearly invisible

This is a tank millipede, it is only poisonous when you eat it

A caterpillar eating the whole leaf

The ‘Balancing Stick Pose&#x27; in the lodge

Black and yellow butterfly posing for me

Roxanne on a sup on the Cuyabeno river

Mama Aurora, 91 years old, trying to catch a fish

Two cute kids and their dad in a canoe

Roxanne and Anna-Lena paddling

Beetle on a fungus

Family portrait of 4 blue and yellow Macaus

Black Tamarin Monkey spotted on the way to the bridge

Male Oropendula makes a bow while singing

Yellow-romped cacique

Butterflies near the Cuyabeno bridge

The lounge of the Llullu Llama lodge with view on the mountains of Isinlivi

In the spa of the Llullu Llama

Cooling down in open air

Sunset in Isinlivi

View from the shower in our cabin

Perfect weather for a hike

On our way to Quilotoa

The valley of the Rio Toachi

Lama crossing our path

Down to the river

Pampa grasses grow near the river

Crossing the ‘bridge&#x27;

You have to be careful

More pampas

Roxy by the river

The other side of the canyon

We made it to the highest point

Day 2, another canyon to cross

The pampas match with Roxanne

Selfie with the canyon of the Sigue river

More pampas

Crossing the river is easy

After a hard climb up, we reached the Quilotoa crater lake

Proof that we made it to Quilotoa

Hiking along the ridge of the crater

Donkey living on the edge

Close up of the shapes made after the last eruption in 1280

One last view on the lake before heading to Latacunga

Arrived near the Cotopaxi volcano on a cloudy evening

Doing a walk behind the Chilcabamba lodge

Breakfast in Chilcabamba lodge with view on the Cotopaxi

This is not a poster wall

Cotopaxi dominates the landscape

The BBQ area of the lodge

Beautiful day for a hike

Driving in Cotopaxi national park

The true colors of the volcano come in sight

View on 3 other volcanoes: Rumi&ntilde;ahua, Pasochoa and Sincholahoa

And this is the Illiniza Norte in the distance

Walking slowly on 4800 meters

We reached the glacier with icicles and golden stones

Selfie on 5000 meters

Posing with Cotopaxi&#x27;s glacier

Back in the valley and the weather is changing

Tia Roxanne playing with Osso on the way to Ba&ntilde;os

We rented bikes to go to the Pail&oacute;n del Diablo waterfall

It is only 16km

Local families on a weekend trip

Picnic under the bridge

This stairway is built for the best view on Pail&oacute;n del Diablo

Roxanne at the viewpoint

You can get really close to the falls

And you can crawl behind the falls

The cave is really low

Instagram selfie with Pail&oacute;n del Diablo

View from the other side

Trying to stay dry

In the El Refugio baths of Ba&ntilde;os

Eyeing a pi&ntilde;a colada in El Refugio

The tourist bus lights up the street

In Cuenca: Iglesia Cat&oacute;lica Santo Domingo

Parque Abd&oacute;n Calder&oacute;n

The Paseo 3 de Noviembre on the riverside in Cuenca

Graffiti adds color to concrete

Plaza de San Sebasti&aacute;n

Roxanne on the flower market

Plenty of choice

Iglesia del Carmen de la Asunci&oacute;n

Interior of the Iglesia del Carmen de la Asunci&oacute;n

Interior of the Catedral Vieja

Plaza de San Francisco

Sim&oacute;n Bol&iacute;var avenue

Town hall Alcald&iacute;a de Cuenca

Iglesia Cat&oacute;lica San Blas

The bells of San Blas

Domes of the Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepci&oacute;n

View on the cathedral from the Negroni rooftop

The Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepci&oacute;n

The domes after sunset

Bus drive through Cajas national park

Low clouds in Cajas

Pelicans above the beach in Ayampe

The lagoon of Ayampe

Islas Los Ahorcados in Ayampe

Beach walk after breakfast

We saw humpback whales on our way to Isla de la Plata

Blue footed booby on the eggs

Selfie on Isla de la Plata

Nazca booby with eggs

Another Nazca booby with baby

Blue footed booby with 2 small chicks

Mirador Isla Sucre

Playita Negra Beach in Parque Nacional Machalilla

Tortuguita Beach

Posing on Tortuguita Beach

Playa de los Frailes from the mirador Los Fragatas

Map of Ecuador