Guillermo and Vicki traveled to Ecuador to spend Christmas with Fernando and to see the place where Fernando is working. Rebeca couldn't go since she had just started a new job. Guillermo flew to Quito on December 12 and on December 13 he flew to Guayaquil where he met Fernando in Cerro Blanco. Guillermo went out into the field with Fernando and Zdanna one day and the rest of the time they spent in Guayaquil, trying to get the project's truck repaired.
The very next day, we all headed back to the airport as we were on our way to the Amazon Jungle!! The first leg of this adventure was flying from Quito over the Andes Mountains to the little town of Coca at the confluence of the Coca and Napo Rivers. From Coca, we boarded a motorized canoe for a 2 and a half hour ride down the Napo River to the dock of the Sacha Lodge. From there it was a 45 minute walk through the jungle where more canoes waited to take us across a lake to where the actual lodge is. The Sacha Lodge is a great place and we added many "lifer" birds to our lists. The Amazon jungle was truly amazing and we want to go back one of these days.
After the Amazon, we visited Quito, did a lot of shopping at the incredible markets of Otavalo, visited the Cotopaxi volcano and were really impressed with the beauty of Ecuador.
We also enjoyed going to "La Mitad del Mundo". It was fun standing right on the Equator line or knowing one of us was standing in the Northern Hemisphere while the other was standing in the Southern Hemisphere.
We got back to San Antonio in time to make it to Dallas to be with Rebeca, who was going to be in Jason's sister's wedding. We had a very enjoyable time with Rebeca and with Jason's family!
Guillermo in Southern Hemisphere, Fernando in Northern Hemisphere
Vicki and Fernando by our cabin at Sacha Lodge in the Amazon Jungle
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The Sacha Lodge held a fantastic barbecue on this deck our last night there.
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