Southern Ecuador
Feb 2 - Feb 21, 2010
Travel
The point of travel is not to see the most spectacular. It is simply to see what is there.
Discovery
“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone” - Neale Donald Walsch
“If your never go, you’ll never know” - Unknown
From the Andes to the Pacific
An easy walk from our hotel in Guayaquil on our “free day”.
Iguana Park, Guayaquil
National parks and private preserves held a number of endemic bird species.
National Parks/Preserves
Loads of mountain driving with spectacular views - and some road construction delays.
Rugged Scenery
Our trip extension to the coastal town of Puerto Lopez.
Puerto Lopez
Nice way to wind up our tour.
Fun Companions
No shortage of running water in Ecuador!
Rio Bombuscaro
Over 500 Species of Birds
516 species across 63 families; including 59 hummingbird species; 63 tyrant flycatcher species; 72 species of tanagers and allies
This site recounts of our 2010 Southern Ecuador Tour. We’ve now done the Northern Tour (2008), spent two months volunteering at Tandayapa Bird Lodge (Dec 2009 - Jan 2010). Looking forward? The Ecuadorian Amazon in 2014.
