Whilst the Incas might grab the archaeological headlines in South America, it seems rather sad that the people known only as the “Upper Magdalena Culture” (after the river area they inhabited ) fail to attract the same celebrity – although their sculptural work is arguably superior. San Agustín and its surrounding area seems to have been a giant necropolis, with […]
We very much enjoyed our sixty one days in Ecuador. Our journey north from the Peruvian border to Baños de Agua Santa for Christmas was a great start. From Baños we travelled to the Quilotoa Crater and continued around the Quilotoa Loop. Unfortunately, we were well into rainy season and the crater only showed itself once and the loop, reputed to […]
Freshly back from the Galapagos Islands, and having had Big Bertha’s oil changed at MAN Quito, we drove east of Quito towards the Amazon. A day later we arrived in Lago Agrio, where we joined our tour to Waita Lodge, deep in the Amazon jungle . We were first bussed to the town Tierras Orientales, where the roads finish, and […]
Francine has wanted to visit the Galápagos Islands, off the coast of Ecuador, for a long time. A big birthday in 2024 was a good reason and so we booked for January 2025. What a start to the year! But first we must apologise for this photo heavy blog; we have tried to include only the best of a huge […]
After spending New Years Eve with fellow overlanders at CodaVista, we set off to visit the cloud forest to the west of Quito. This involved a drive up into the hills on tarmac before turning onto a track and climbing into the cloud forest and our destination, Bellavista Lodge. On the way, we camped in a town called Calacali which […]