Dressed Up for Market - Zumbahua, Ecuador
A woman gets decked out in her best hat and feather for market day in Zumbahua, Ecuador. Read more articles about our visit to Ecuador. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Fields of Gold - Quilotoa Loop, Ecuador
A field of dried grass or grain on the way from Saquisili to Chugchilan on the Quilotoa Loop in Ecuador. Read more articles about our visit to Ecuador. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Lake Quilotoa in Fisheye - Ecuador
Looking down over the volcanic lake of Lake Quilotoa. Read more articles about our visit to Ecuador. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Selling Textiles - Otavalo, Ecuador
Alba lives and works in a village outside Otavalo, Ecuador where she makes bags and other items out of textiles like this to sell at the Saturday Otavalo market. Read more articles about our visit to Ecuador. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Two Chickens for $7 - Otavalo Market in Ecuador
A woman sells chickens - 2 for $7 - at the Saturday market in Otavalo, Ecuador. When we visited, there was a quarantine on large animals due to swine flu and another bovine disease. So, the animal market consisted of chickens and cuy (guinea pigs). Read more articles about our visit to Ecuador. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Walking to the Village - Outside Cuenca, Ecuador
We take a walk with a Kive Fellow and Espoir (microfinance organization) loan officer to the village of Parroquia Quingeo at the bottom of the hill. The scenery in this area outside of Cuenca - endless rolling hills - is really beautiful. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Pigmy Marmosets - Guayaquil, Ecuador
A pair of male and female pigmy marmosets check us out from their cage at our guest house in Guayaquil, Ecuador. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Agricultural Landscapes - Quilotoa Loop, Ecuador
Taken on the bus ride from Saquisili to Chugchilan along the Quilotoa Loop in Ecuador. Read more articles about our visit to Ecuador. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Mother and Little Tyke - Outside Cuenca, Ecuador
A mother proudly holding her seventh child. She said this was the last one...we'll see. Taken in the village of Parroquia Quingeo outside of Cuenca, Ecuador. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Sweet Walnut Vendor - Chordeleg, Ecuador
We began talking with this woman because we didn't recognize her product as being walnuts. She kindly broke one open for us to try and then agreed to have her photo taken. When we gave her a copy of her photo later, she didn't know how to react. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Church in Vilcabamba - Ecuador
The small town of Vilcabamba in Southern Ecuador has an appropriately small and cute church to match. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
A Boy and His Goats - Cuenca, Ecuador
A young boy pets his goats at the Feria Libre in Cuenca, Ecuador. Fresh milk - straight from the goat - is considered healthy and costs around $1 for a glass. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Late Afternoon Napping - Galapagos Islands
Sea lions nap on the beach of Darwin Bay on Genovesa Island. A group of boats wait in the distance for tourists to return for dinner. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Read more about our eight days in the Galapagos Islands. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Hummingbird in Action - Chordeleg, Ecuador
A hummingbird enjoys the flowers at the main square in Chordeleg, Ecuador. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Friendly Family of Vendors - Otavalo Market, Ecuador
This father and daughters team selling fruit and vegetables at the Otavalo Saturday market were super friendly. They gave us a lesson in the root vegetables we didn't know...Read more articles about our visit to Ecuador. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Looking Up at Cuenca's Immaculate Concepcion Cathedral - Ecuador
A view of the impressive front of Cuenca's New Cathedral (aka, Immaculate Conception) on the main square of Parque Calderon. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Mother and Son at Zumbahua Market, Ecuador
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Humpback Whale Backflip - Puerto Lopez, Ecuador
A young humpback whale (our guide told us 3 months old) does a flip out of the water near our boat off of Puerto Lopez, Ecuador. Whale season is in July-August in this area and it's amazing how close the whales will get to the boat. Incredible creatures. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Ready for the Pot - Outside Cuenca, Ecuador
This woman kindly defeathered the chicken we had hit by the car on the way to her village of San Bartolomé. She offered it to us to take with us, but we gave the bird to her to enjoy. Taken outside of Cuenca, Ecuador. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Veggies and Hats - Chordeleg, Ecuador
This region of Ecuador - outside Cuenca - is known for their handmade woven hats. Known to us as Panama Hats, these hats supposedly originated in this region. Taken at the weekly market in Chordeleg, Ecuador. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Flower Market Fisheye - Cuenca, Ecuador
A fisheye shot of the flower market in Plaza del Carmen near the New Cathedral (aka, Immaculate Conception) in Cuenca, Ecuador. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Looking Up to Mom - Otavalo, Ecuador
A daughter looks up to her mother at a family business outside of Otavalo, Ecuador. Read more articles about our visit to Ecuador. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Showing Off His Donkey - Otavalo, Ecuador
One of the boys shows off the family donkey to us as we walk around near Hostal La Luna near Otavalo, Ecuador...Read more articles about our visit to Ecuador...© www.uncorneredmarket.com
Cuenca's New Cathedral - Ecuador
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Friendly Fruit Vendor - Ibarra, Ecuador
Taken at the main market in Ibarra, Ecuador. Read more articles about our visit to Ecuador. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
