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| The obligatory bullfight. It was actually raining slightly, hence the yellow rainjackets adding color. |
A lumberjack in South America |
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| Straddling the hemispheres. |
Oh yeah, I blend. A popular market in Otavalo. |
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| The llamas were wild in the streets of the city. Or were they alpacas? Okay, okay, this was a national park. |
You could faint from oxygen deprivation if you tried to walk at a 'normal' pace on Mt. Cotopaxi --- sitting was much safer. Rising to 19,347 feet, Cotopaxi is the world's highest continuously active volcano. |
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| Like many European cities, the city was founded long before the automobile, resulting in narrow streets. |
The countryside was beautiful. |
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| Quito is in a valley, leading to very dense modern development. |
Another view of the city with a mountinous backdrop. |
