Skip told us that we’d be seeing three vastly different landscapes. First was the Andes and Quito, the second was the Amazon and Iyarina, and the third would be the pacific coast. It was a great way to wind down after the breakneck speed of the first two legs of the trip. We spent our…

There’s never a dull moment in Ecuador, and the last few days proved that. We were out of the headwaters of the Amazon, back at Tod’s lodge. A few other biologists came to set up some equipment, but it was just us there. We spent two days there after returning from the Waorani, and we…

The past two days were amazing, and I do not think that this experience can be replicated. On Thursday, Tod told us about the history of our next location. We were going to visit the Waorani Nation, the most recently contacted indigenous group. They were contacted by missionaries in the 1950s, and we met two…

Day 2 started with a trip to a rose farm on Cayambe. The views outside of Quito was amazing. Cliffs to the left, and the skyscrapers to the right. The roads went up along the edges of cliffs, and without guard rails. I trust this driver with my life. He was able to get a…