Quito Area

Hilton View

At 9,350 feet on the Equator, the weather is pleasant year round.

Quito, Ecuador, March 3, 2009

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Mexican Bush Sage

Salvia leucantha - we hired a local guide to take us around for a couple of days.

Botanical Garden, Quito, Ecuador, March 3, 2009

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Chinchin

Senna multiglandulosa

Botanical Garden, Quito, Ecuador, March 3, 2009

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Brazilian Giant-rhubarb

Gunnera manicata

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Protea Flower

Leucospermum species - I can't find the species name for this one.

Botanical Garden, Quito, Ecuador, March 3, 2009

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Red Angel's Trumpet

Brugmansia sanguinea

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Pond

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Orchid

Coilostylis parkinsonianum - no common name that I can find.

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Orchid

In the Cattleya family.

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Bromeliads

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Orchid

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Begonia 'Escargot'

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Orchid

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Orchid

Stanhopea embreei

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Bromeliad

Aechmea fasciata

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Hydrangia

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Rose

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Pitcher Plant

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Pitcher Plant

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Pitcher Plant

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Princess Flower

Tibouchina urvilleana

Botanical Garden, Quito, Ecuador, March 3, 2009

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Unknown Flower

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Peruvian Fuschia

Fuchsia corymbiflora

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Calla Lily

Zantedeschia aethiopica

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Indigenous Lady

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La Basilica

Construction began in 1883 and is still incomplete.

Quito, Ecuador, March 3, 2009

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La Basilica

The largest neo-Gothic basilica in the Americas.

Quito, Ecuador, March 3, 2009

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La Basilica

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La Basilica

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La Basilica

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La Basilica

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Inca Grain Storage

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Mary

A 7,000 piece aluminum statue.

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Mision Geodesica

Unfortunately, the structure was being cleaned when we visited.

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Malay Apple Flowers

Syzygium malaccense

Mision Geodesica, Quito, Ecuador, March 3, 2009

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Volcano Crater

Back on the mainland after the Galapagos part of the trip.

Pululahua Reserve, Ecuador, March 12, 2009

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Unknown Flower

Pululahua Reserve, Ecuador, March 12, 2009

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Unknown Flower

Pululahua Reserve, Ecuador, March 12, 2009

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Columbian Blue Ivy Sage

Salvia scutellarioides

Pululahua Reserve, Ecuador, March 12, 2009

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Banana Passion Flower

Passiflora mollisima

Pululahua Reserve, Ecuador, March 12, 2009

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Trailing Lantana

Lantana montevidensis

Pululahua Reserve, Ecuador, March 12, 2009

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Debbie and Cable Basket

Our ride across the valley into the reserve.

Mindo Reserve, Ecuador, March 12, 2009

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Cable Basket Engine

4 cylinder automobile engine and transmission used to power the cable car.

Mindo Reserve, Ecuador, March 12, 2009

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Cable Basket View

Cloud Forest.

Mindo Reserve, Ecuador, March 12, 2009

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Emerging Leaf

Philodendron verrucosum

Mindo Reserve, Ecuador, March 12, 2009

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Trail

We should have realized that the trail was hard when our guide didn't come along.

Mindo Reserve, Ecuador, March 12, 2009

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Fern Leaves

Mindo Reserve, Ecuador, March 12, 2009

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Nambillo Falls

Mindo Reserve, Ecuador, March 12, 2009

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Flowering Plant

Mindo Reserve, Ecuador, March 12, 2009

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Bridge

Nambillo Falls, Mindo Reserve, Ecuador, March 12, 2009

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Nambillo Falls

Mindo Reserve, Ecuador, March 12, 2009

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Spikemoss

Selaginella species

Mindo Reserve, Ecuador, March 12, 2009

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Unknown Flower

Mindo Reserve, Ecuador, March 12, 2009

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Unknown Plated Millepede

I found photos on the web, but no id.

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Fungus

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Cable Basket Returning

Basket is tiny in the middle of the photo.

Mindo Reserve, Ecuador, March 12, 2009

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Nambillo River

Cable Basket View, Mindo Reserve, Ecuador, March 12, 2009

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Cable Basket Child

Cable operator's child.

Mindo Reserve, Ecuador, March 12, 2009

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Pink Bananas

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Sleeping Hibiscus

Malvaviscus arboreus

Nathaly Butterfly Garden, Mindo, Ecuador, March 12, 2009

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Expanded Lobsterclaw

Heliconia latispatha

Nathaly Butterfly Garden, Mindo, Ecuador, March 12, 2009

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Unknown Flower

Nathaly Butterfly Garden, Mindo, Ecuador, March 12, 2009

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Orchid

Phragipedium longifolium

Nathaly Butterfly Garden, Mindo, Ecuador, March 12, 2009

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Orchid

Maxillaria gigantea

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Orchid

Brassia arcuigera

Nathaly Butterfly Garden, Mindo, Ecuador, March 12, 2009

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Bromeliad

Tillandsia umbellata

Nathaly Butterfly Garden, Mindo, Ecuador, March 12, 2009

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Orchid

Stanhopea embreei

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Pitcher Plant

Nathaly Butterfly Garden, Mindo, Ecuador, March 12, 2009

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Torch Ginger

Etlingera elatior

Nathaly Butterfly Garden, Mindo, Ecuador, March 12, 2009

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Postman Butterfly

Heliconius melpomene - outside of wings are less colorful.

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Postman Butterfly

Heliconius melpomene

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Owl Butterfly

Caligo species - best guess.

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Tiger Pierid

Dismorphia amphione

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False Zebra Longwing

Heliconius atthis

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False Zebra Longwing

Heliconius atthis

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Unknown Butterfly

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White Alder

Turnera subulata

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Forest Giant Owl Butterfly

Caligo eurilochus

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Tiger Pierids

Dismorphia amphione

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Unknown Oleria species

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Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

Amazilia tzacatl

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Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

Amazilia tzacatl

Nathaly Butterfly Garden, Mindo, Ecuador, March 12, 2009

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White-necked Jacobin, male

Florisuga mellivora

Nathaly Butterfly Garden, Mindo, Ecuador, March 12, 2009

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White-necked Jacobin, male

Florisuga mellivora

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Hilton Night View

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San Pedro Bakery

First stop after the drive from Quito.

Otavalo, Ecuador. March 13, 2009

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Bizcocho Dough

San Pedro Bakery, Otavalo, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Quichua Woman

Otavalo, Ecuador. March 13, 2009

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Volcano Imbabura

Otavalo, Ecuador. March 13, 2009

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Woman & Llamas

Lake Imbakucha, Otavalo, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Craft Market

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Merchant

Hoping for a sale.

Craft Market, Otavalo, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Rugs

Craft Market, Otavalo, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Craft Market

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Craft Market

Otavalo, Ecuador. March 13, 2009

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Shops

Peguche, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Waterfall

Peguche, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Unknown Flowers

Peguche Waterfall, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Unknown Flowers

Peguche Waterfall, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Slipper Flower

Calceolaria tripartita

Peguche Waterfall, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Caldera Lake

We took a long nature walk at the edge of this lake.

Cuicocha Lake, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Unknown Flower

Cuicocha Lake, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Andean Blue Clover

Dalea coerulea

Cuicocha Lake, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Lichens

Cuicocha Lake, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Unknown Flower

Cuicocha Lake, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Lamourouxia virgata

Cuicocha Lake, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Unknown Flower

Cuicocha Lake, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Columellia oblonga

No common name that I could find.

Cuicocha Lake, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Orchid

Epidendrum funkii

Cuicocha Lake, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Unknown Flower

Cuicocha Lake, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Pearl Lupine

Lupinus mutabilis

Cuicocha Lake, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Dorobaea pimpinellifolia

No common name.

Cuicocha Lake, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Unknown Flower

I can't find a photo of this anywhere on the web or books.

Cuicocha Lake, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Unknown Flower

Cuicocha Lake, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Unknown Flower

Cuicocha Lake, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Andean Pampas Grass

Cortaderia jubata

Cuicocha Lake, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Paintbrush

Castilleja fissifolia

Cuicocha Lake, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Mistflower

Eupatorium coelestinum - best guess id.

Cuicocha Lake, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Hypochaeris sonchoidesa

No common name.

Cuicocha Lake, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Volcano Otavalo

Cuicocha Lake, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Door

Cotacachi, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Door

Cotacachi, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Main Street

Nice shops and restaurants.

Cotacachi, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Hernan & Debbie

Lunch

Cotacachi, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Waitress

With a photo menu and Hernan we were able to order a nice lunch.

Cotacachi, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Black-chested Buzzard-eagle, juvenile & Handler

Geranoaetus melanoleucus - birds were flown, but one did not return immediately.

Condor Park, Otavalo, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Aplomado Falcon & Handler

Falco femoralis

Condor Park, Otavalo, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Condor Park, Otavalo, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Black-chested Buzzard-eagle

Geranoaetus melanoleucus

Condor Park, Otavalo, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Andean Condors

Vultur gryphus - pair in a large flight enclosure.

Condor Park, Otavalo, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Andean Condor female

Vultur gryphus

Condor Park, Otavalo, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Andean Condor, male

Vultur gryphus

Condor Park, Otavalo, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Orchid

Epidendrum funkii

Condor Park, Otavalo, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Unknown Flower

Condor Park, Otavalo, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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Lady's Eardrops

Fuchsia dependens

Condor Park, Otavalo, Ecuador, March 13, 2009

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