So about a month a half a ago when Drew came to Ecuador and surprised Taylor, we all went to a little touristy town called Banos. It is located between the Sierra, the Andes or Highland region, and El Oriente, the region of the Amazon River Basin. While we were there we went horse back riding to a little waterfall, went on a jungle animal tour that consisted of: a monkey rehabilitation center, an aquarium with 'local' fish- although I am pretty sure I saw some of those goldfish that are in those ponds outside of fancy Chinese restaurants & a tropical bird house that had birds from all around the world. On our last day we went white-water rafting which was super fun, minus the fact that I got 20+ bug bites within a time span of 10 minutes! The trip was fast but fun filled and it was a nice way to get to know Drew better, although when we went on biology/zoology/environmental tangents I did feel bad for Taylor- who sat there and listened politely until it got too sciency/nerdy then changed the subject :)
Enjoy the beautiful colors & textures of all the flora and fauna from the jungle region of Ecuador!
scary clown garbage cans??
graffiti
finally ready for our horse back ride after Drew searched the city for a cowboy hat...
more graffiti with the highlands in the background
"life will find a way"
Jurassic Park anyone??
and to think- this flows into the Amazon River- along with over a 1,000 of tributaries!
leaf-cutter ants!
cute but dangerous- they tried to steal things from us
something related to our raccoon??
a golden retriever asleep in a massive jungle tree= :)
cuddle buddies
the under-wing of an ostrich
the support system in the back that makes it possible for these crazy beautiful displays
Beautiful! Love the Peacock feathers. God is so creative. Lea I love your perspective through the lens. Thanks for sharing.
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