Otavalo, Ecuador, Ali Shungu Mountaintop Lodge and Area - 9/8/10 to 9/14/10
This is a picture of the main house where we have our meals. The gardens are all so beautiful around the property.
Our casita is on the left with the main house straight ahead.
The front of our casita.
The side of our casita.
This is the front porch of our casita.
The living room.
The Living room.
The living room.
Jose Marie starting our fire at night.
The first bedroom.
The second bedroom.
This is the kitchen area of the casita.
The view out the front window of the volcano Imbubura.
View from our front porch towards the volcano Imbabura.
A view of the compound from our casita.
The dining room.
A group for breakfast.
Myra serves us well!
A view of the compound.
Some of the beautiful flowers.
Some of the beautiful flowers.
Some of the beautiful flowers.
Some of the beautiful flowers.
Volcano Imbabura.
The crafts are beautiful. This is a little chair that was so colorfully decorated.
I wish you could see the detail in this mirror. If it were smaller I would have gotten one and brought it home; I just loved it.
This is the countryside around Otavalo.
This is the countryside around Otavalo.
This is the countryside around Otavalo.
This is the countryside around Otavalo.
We had some spectacular sunrises. The only way I know that is that Mike gets up earlier than I do and took some beautiful pictures.
We had some spectacular sunrises. The only way I know that is that Mike gets up earlier than I do and took some beautiful pictures.
The last night we were in Otavalo it rained so we woke up to snow on volcano Imbabura.
This is an embroidery sample by one of the indigenous women of Yambiro.
The back of each sample there is a picture and name of the woman who did the embroidery.
This is an embroidery sample by one of the indigenous women of Yambiro.
The back of each sample there is a picture and name of the woman who did the embroidery.