Geog 314D

Field Experience in

Ecuador

Itinerary (Tentative -- will change)

HIGHLANDS AND JUNGLE

16 days / 15 nights

January 11-26, 2010

 

	DATE	TIME	ACTIVITY	NIGHT
1	MON 11	04h40 06H40 21H40	Meet at the airport Leave from SFO AA 494 21h40 Arrive to UIO AA 967	Quito
2	TUES 12	Morning Afternoon	Free, considering that people are tired after the trip Central Bank Museum	Quito
3	WEDS 13	Morning Afternoon	Visit a school in Quito Mitad de Mundo: Inti Nan Museum and Ciudad Mitad del Mundo. Drive 2 hours to Mindo (cloud forest)	Mindo
4	THURS 14	Morning   Afternoon	Butterfly farm and 2 hours hike to the Nambillo waterfalls. Tubing and canopying.	Mindo
5	FRI 15	Morning   Afternoon	Drive one hour to Bellavista Bellavista, walk in the cloud forest Drive 4 hours to Otavalo	Otavalo
6	SAT 16	Morning Afternoon	Big market in Otavalo, Plaza del Poncho market, Cuicocha lake and Cotacachi for leather Drive 2 hours to Quito	Quito
7	SUN 17	Morning       Afternoon	Drive 2 hours to the entrance of Cotopaxi National Park Drive one hour to the parking lot and hike to the first refuge at 4800 m. elevation Drive 3 hours to Lasso	Lasso
8	MON 18	Morning   Afternoon	Drive 2 hours to Quilotoa. Visit school near Quilatoa. Hike down to the lake in caldera At night folk music, stay in indigenous village	Quilotoa
9	TUES 19	Morning Afternoon	Drive 4 hours to Baños 2 hours biking to Rio Verde and visiting Pailon del Diablo waterfall	Baños
10	WEDS 20	Morning   Afternoon	Free time for checking e-mails, laundry, hot springs, etc Short visit to the lahars to see effects from last eruption of Tungurahua, August 2006	Baños
11	THURS 21	Morning   Afternoon	Drive 3 hours to Misahualli, on the way short visit in Puyo for a woodcarving store Take the canoe to Arajuno River, 2 hours	Arajuno River
12	FRI 22	Morning Afternoon	Visit the school at Santa Barbara community. 3 hours walk in the jungle and Swim on Arajuno River	Arajuno River
13	SAT 23	Morning Afternoon	Visit the Amazonico, an animal rescue center 2 hours canoe to Misahualli and 1 hour drive to Tena	Tena
14	SUN 24	Morning   Afternoon	Short time free for checking email. And 3 hours drive to Papallacta ( hot springs) Free time in the hot springs	Papallacta
15	MON 25	Morning   Afternoon Night	2 hours drive Quito Visit the Old Town in Quito Free time in Quito Special dinner	Quito
16	TUES 26	04h40 07h40 09h30?   19h05	Transfer from hotel to airport Leave from UIO AA 932 Students pay departure airport tax $ 40.80 cash     Arrive to SFO AA 1455	USA

 

Updated 10/13/09

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