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

Botanical Garden, Quito, Ecuador, March 3, 2009

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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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