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- This week in Ecuador
- Elderly woman
- Ecuadorian child
- Native Ecuadorian teenager
- Native Ecuadorian teenager
- Traditional woman "Indigena" and baby
- My friend Rena in the Otavalo craft market
- Otavalo animal market
- Otavalo animal market
- Otavalo animal market
- Otavalo animal market
- Otavalo animal market
- How about some breakfast?
- Fake $5 bills are circulating through Quito, Can y...
- My favorite Ecuadorian fruit, "pitahaya" or dragon...
- Sprawling city of Quito, the hill in the back is c...
- Amazing architecture
- Check out the gargolyles; they are native Ecuadori...
- Intricate hand-carved detail
- Intricate hand-carved detail
- Beautiful stained glass window
- Beautiful stained glass window
- Inside la Basilica
- Inside la Basilica
- La Basilica: Stone carved cathedral with stunning ...
- So far I've been in Ecuador for 3 weeks. All in a...
- What a wonderful world
- Me and my Ecuadorian Mom, Lupe
- Fruits Presentation
- Cemetary
- Hillside Homes- typical in Quito
- Parade
- "Cuy" (Guinea Pig): Traditional Ecuadorian Cuisine
- View from the Academia terrace
- Museum Inti Nan
- Nambillo Waterfall
- Children of Mindo, Ecuador
- Children of Mindo, Ecuador
- Children of Mindo, Ecuador
- Children of Mindo, Ecuador
- Children of Mindo, Ecuador
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- First Days in Ecuador
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The children of Ecuador are beautiful and interesting. Those I have observed so far are startlingly independent. Young school-agers walk miles across Quito alone and toddlers beg with amazing skill and patience. Yesterday in Mindo, I saw a preschooler scape up old wet crackers off the ground and eat them; her parents were nowhere near. Children happily play high up the trees, ride patched up bikes, and roll old tires in empty lots. My heart aches with the awareness of their lack, and at the same time, swells at the simplicity of their joys.
ReplyDeleteWow... but it's not hard to believe.
ReplyDeleteMaria
I am sure there is so much to be in awe of.
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