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Trip Report: Ecuador (2006-11-09 - 2006-12-23)

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Llama parking, Zumbahua market
Llama parking, Zumbahua market
Cajas National Park, near Cuenca
Cajas National Park, near Cuenca
Cajas National Park
Cajas National Park
Cajas National Park
Cajas National Park
Llama, Cajas National Park
Llama, Cajas National Park
Cajas National Park
Cajas National Park
Cajas National Park
Cajas National Park
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Cajanuma section of Parque Nacional Podocarpus
Cajanuma section of Parque Nacional Podocarpus
Lagunas de Mojanda, near Otavalo
Lagunas de Mojanda, near Otavalo
Lagunas de Mojanda, near Otavalo
Lagunas de Mojanda, near Otavalo
Virgin of Quito, Old Town
Virgin of Quito, Old Town
Plaza San Francisco, Quito
Plaza San Francisco, Quito
the boat for the three-hour trip to Sani Lodge on Rio Napo
the boat for the three-hour trip to Sani Lodge on Rio Napo
Brazilian Wandering Spider (Phoneutria fera)
Brazilian Wandering Spider (Phoneutria fera)
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Stink Bug
Stink Bug
tarantula outside the bar
tarantula outside the bar
lagoon view from Sani Lodge in the Amazon
lagoon view from Sani Lodge in the Amazon
our usual mode of transportation
our usual mode of transportation
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Rainforest butterfly
Rainforest butterfly
Frog
Frog
Big stick-looking bug on the night hike
Big stick-looking bug on the night hike
Our guide said it was a cross between a spider and a scorpion
Our guide said it was a cross between a spider and a scorpion
Zumbahua market (pronounced Zoom-BAH-wah)
Zumbahua market (pronounced Zoom-BAH-wah)
Zumbahua market
Zumbahua market
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Black-skinned Parrot Snake (Leptophis nigromarginatus)
Black-skinned Parrot Snake (Leptophis nigromarginatus)
Masked Trogon (Trogon personatus)
Masked Trogon (Trogon personatus)
Crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica) Male
Crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica) Male
Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota)
Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota)
Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis)
Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis)
Andean Lapwing (Vanellus resplendens)
Andean Lapwing (Vanellus resplendens)
Amazon Dwarf Squirrel (Microsciurus flaviventor)
Amazon Dwarf Squirrel (Microsciurus flaviventor)
Convict Tree Frog (Boana calcarata)
Convict Tree Frog (Boana calcarata)
Pied Lapwing (Vanellus cayanus)
Pied Lapwing (Vanellus cayanus)
Rufous Potoo (Nyctibius bracteatus)
Rufous Potoo (Nyctibius bracteatus)
Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin)
Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin)
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Llama parking, Zumbahua market
Cajas National Park, near Cuenca
Cajas National Park
Cajas National Park
Llama, Cajas National Park
Cajas National Park
Cajas National Park
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None
Cajanuma section of Parque Nacional Podocarpus
Lagunas de Mojanda, near Otavalo
Lagunas de Mojanda, near Otavalo
Virgin of Quito, Old Town
Plaza San Francisco, Quito
the boat for the three-hour trip to Sani Lodge on Rio Napo
Brazilian Wandering Spider (Phoneutria fera)
None
Stink Bug
tarantula outside the bar
lagoon view from Sani Lodge in the Amazon
our usual mode of transportation
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
Rainforest butterfly
Frog
Big stick-looking bug on the night hike
Our guide said it was a cross between a spider and a scorpion
Zumbahua market (pronounced Zoom-BAH-wah)
Zumbahua market
None
Black-skinned Parrot Snake (Leptophis nigromarginatus)
Masked Trogon (Trogon personatus)
Crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica) Male
Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota)
Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis)
Andean Lapwing (Vanellus resplendens)
Amazon Dwarf Squirrel (Microsciurus flaviventor)
Convict Tree Frog (Boana calcarata)
Pied Lapwing (Vanellus cayanus)
Rufous Potoo (Nyctibius bracteatus)
Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin)

This trip to Ecuador does not include a two week break in the middle of the trip to visit the Galapagos Islands.

Species Seen

Kingdom: Animals (430 records)
Phylum: Arthropods (3 records)
Phylum: Chordates (427 records)