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Huave Ikoots Weaving

Wood Mask Tigua ecuador

A fine weaving from the Ikoots or Huave community of San Mateo del Mar in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec...

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Uploaded on Aug 4, 2008

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wooden mask from thr Quichua community of Tigua Ecuador

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Uploaded on Jul 14, 2008

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Ecuador Tigua Gallery

Llama painting Cusin Ecuador

I wonder why this sign is in French? This gallery has an excellent collection of paintings and...

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Uploaded on Jul 14, 2008

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this painting by a Quichua artist from the Tigua region of Ecuador depicts a woman herding her...

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Uploaded on Jul 14, 2008

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Ecuador Llamas Tigua

Ecuador Chimborazo Volcano

Llamas graze on the high paramo near Tigua Ecuador

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Uploaded on Jul 14, 2008

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If one begins to measure elevation from the middle of the Earth, then the Chimborazo volcano is the...

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Uploaded on Jul 14, 2008

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A foot in each hemisphere

The center of the Earth

Since they moved the Equator again, I had to jump out of the car and pose for the obligatory photo...

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Uploaded on Jul 14, 2008

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Yes - this is it - Latitude Zero - the Equator. This new age park didn't exist last time I...

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Uploaded on Jul 14, 2008

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Ecuador oriente Pastaza River

Waorani necklace Ecuador

a view of the Rio Pastaza flowing into the oriente region of Ecuador from near Shell. The Pastaza...

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Uploaded on Jul 13, 2008

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This Waorani necklace is woven from chambira palm fiber and is decorated with jungle seeds and three...

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Uploaded on Jul 13, 2008

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Ecuador Quichua Bag Oriente

Ecuador Waorani Bag

This bag is also from the oriente region of Ecuador and is also made from the fiber of the chambira...

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Uploaded on Jul 13, 2008

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This Waorani bag is also made from the fiber of the chambira palm tree. It is quite different in...

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Uploaded on Jul 13, 2008

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Net Bag Waorani Ecuador

Rio Pastaza Ecuador

This very finely netted bag comes from the Huaorani (Waorani) people who live in the oriente or...

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Uploaded on Jul 11, 2008

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Near the town of Shell (named for the oil company), the Rio Pastaza widens as it comes flowing out...

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Uploaded on Jul 11, 2008

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Puyo - historic downtown

Balsa Parrot Ecuador

The town of Puyo Ecuador has really grown over the years. It was long a gateway into the Amazonian...

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Uploaded on Jul 11, 2008

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This parrot is an example of the kind of balsa wood birds that were and still are carved in the Puyo...

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Uploaded on Jul 11, 2008

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Balsa Bird Carver Ecuador

Ecuador Cuy Guinea Pigs

This statue stands at the entrance to the town of Puyo in the oriente (Amazonian) region of Ecuador....

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Uploaded on Jul 11, 2008

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Cuyes, of course, I should have known. These are the youngest of the Pilla family's cuyes, and are...

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Uploaded on Jul 10, 2008

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