Ecuador

View of Quito from the Panecillo, a hill overlooking the old city.

Close up view of Cotopaxi, the world's highest active volcano.

Long distance view of Cotopaxi from near the summit of Illiniza, at sunrise.

To the left lies the crater of Guagua Pichincha, to the right nothing much.

The vast and tranquil crater of an extinct volcano at Quilotoa, central Ecuador.

A band entertaining locals during a 14 day fiesta in Zumburahua, central Ecuador.

School children on the road to Zumburahua.

A relatively rare fur seal yawning in the Galapagos.

The spa town of Banos which lies in the shadow of Tungurahua, one of the most active volcanoes in Ecuador.

A sleeping Galapagos sealion.

Blue-footed boobies during a mating dance.

A winged albatross stretching its massive wings.

Two male frigate birds posing for the females by inflating their neck pouches.

A land iguana pauses in contemplation.

The unique marine iguanas cuddle up on the rocks.

A black-tipped reef shark cruising the beach. A few minutes after I took this picture it attacked and killed a sealion.


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