Mindo, Ecuador’s Dream Destination
01 Sep
Ecuador

Mindo, Ecuador’s Dream Destination

Mindo is a showcase for Ecuador’s beautiful nature and biodiversity.  This is the place you want to go to check-off your once-in-a-life-time bird list.  And...
Becky Wandell
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Cuenca and Parque Nacional Cajas
27 Aug
Ecuador

Cuenca and Parque Nacional Cajas

Teachers and students in the mountains of Ecuador get three weeks of vacation during the month of August.  I took this opportunity to travel out...
Becky Wandell
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Plants and Portraits of the Paramo
12 Aug
Ecuador

Plants and Portraits of the Paramo

The páramo is the high tropical mountainous ecosystem above the continuous forest line, yet below the permanent snowline.  It exists in the northern Andes of South America and...
Becky Wandell
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A Celebration of Love and Family
22 Jul
Ecuador

A Celebration of Love and Family

If you’ve been following my journey, then you know that my adventure inward and outward, has coincided with a lot of loss, including the loss...
Becky Wandell
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Inti Raymi
13 Jul
Ecuador

Inti Raymi

June 22. Solstice.   I hear the waterfall through the dark. Flashlight beams give me a glimpse of its stark whiteness in the night. I push forward...
Becky Wandell
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Ecuadorian Bus Rides
06 Jun
Ecuador

Ecuadorian Bus Rides

Peace Corps Volunteers in Ecuador are not allowed to drive a car or a motorcycle.  So, I spend a lot of time walking or riding...
Becky Wandell
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