Saturday, November 11, 2006


Bridge bungee. Baños, October 21, 2006.

This is a chiva (the one that took me to see the waterfalls). Baños, October 21, 2006.

These are chivos. Don't confuse them. Sicalpa, October 1, 2006.

Cable car across the falls. Baños, October 21, 2006.
Self explanatory. Baños, October 21, 2006.
Partying with the Irish girls after descending from the volcano. Baños, October 20, 2006.
Me and my lovely mask to prevent the inhalation of volcanic ash. Baños, October 20, 2006.
Climbing up the side of the volcano in the chiva with these girls from Ireland. Baños, October 20, 2006.

Friday, November 10, 2006


A lonely door on the side of the former Inca road. It was after this picture that my camera died, thus there were no more pictures from that day, or the next. October 18, 2006.

Farm life in Central Highland Ecuador, near the old Inca road norht of Sicalpa. October 18, 2006.

The Inca road, just north of Sicalpa, pointing towards Chimborazo. October 18, 2006.

Corn! Pretty, red corn. October 18, 2006.

Colourful laundry and wires at the home of the chicha makers. Sicalpa, October 18, 2006.

Jim and I, drinking chicha. Note my Panama/Indian Jones hat. This was my first expedition in public with it. Sicapla, October 18, 2006.

A shriveled cucumber from our fridge. October 17, 2006.

Ross drawing the final artifact of the season. Isn't it a hideous looking thing? October 17, 2006.

Jim making dinner. October 17, 2006.

Me, as the new self-proclaimed King of Restoration, and my freshly glued ceramic crown. October 17, 2006.

The neighbourhood pack of cats. Riobamba, October 16, 2006.

Tungurahua explosion II. Riobamba, October 16, 2006.

Me and the giant pot José-Luis glued back together. October 16, 2006.

José-Luis and the giant pot he glued back together. October 16, 2006.

Roof dogs abounded in our neighbourhood. Riobamba, October 16, 2006.

Chimborazo and the streets of Riobamba. It was really hard not to take photographs of that mountain. It just seemed to loom over every aspect of life there. October 16, 2006.

Thursday, November 09, 2006


Sunflower on the bus. October 15, 2006.

Azogues from above. October 15, 2006.

The city of Azogues, just north of Cuenca, as seen from the bus station. October 15, 2006.

The streets of old Cuenca. October 15, 2006.

Big blue domes. Cuenca, October 15, 2006.

Some church that I don't know the name of. Cuenca, October 15, 2006.

Carmen de la Asuncion. Cuenca, October 15, 2006.

A man, his fish, and his cell phone. Cuenca, October 15, 2006.

Wednesday, November 08, 2006


Asleep at the reins. Cuenca's old town, October 14, 2006.

Me, by the river. Cuenca, October 14, 2006.

Riverside apartments. Cuenca, October 14, 2006.

Shoes and flowers. Cuenca, October 14, 2006.

Rio Tomebamba, Cuenca. October 14, 2006.

Another overhead of Cuenca, again from Turi. October 14, 2006.

Overhead view of Cuenca. Taken from Turi, October 14, 2006.

Lupins and Inca ruins. October 14, 2006.

Quinoa. It's much prettier than I thought it would be. Taken in the botanical gardens of the Museo Banco Central, Cuenca, October 14, 2006.

Cuenca. Or is it Burnaby? No, I'm pretty sure it's Cuenca. October 14, 2006.

The intercity bus stop. The bus station is downtown, but this spot is better, or so I was told. Riobamba, October 13, 2006.

Ancient roads winding through rolling hills. How pleasant. And look! I was there. October 11, 2006.

Tuesday, November 07, 2006


Baby llama! Only 2 days old when I took the picture. Urbina, October 11, 2006.

Lupins, aka Chocho's, near the base of Chimborazo along the road to Mocha, formerly the Inca road. October 11, 2006.

Searching for surface finds in a corn field while Chimborazo peaks at us from around a hill. Sicalpa Viejo, October 11, 2006.

The slug that occasionally made an appearance in my bathroom. Seeing as it was up on the third floor, I'm curious how long it took for it to climb up there. October 10, 2006.

Our living room/archaeology lab. October 9, 2006.

The Man with the Big Hands, a Riobamba landmark. October 8, 2006.