Showing posts with label Ecuador. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ecuador. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Castro Street building, where I had an apartment in 1987.

The enterance to the Castro Street building, former home of the Hallo Foundation where I worked in 1987
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Natalia Hallo at the front door of Castro Street building
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Jas in the Central foyer of Castro Street building
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Natalia n the upper level in front of her father's (Wilson Hallo) office, and where I was purified by an Andean Witch Doctor before I began my work for the Foundation
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Natalia in the former office of her father, my dear friend since 1965, when I was a Peace Corps Volunteer assigned to OCEPA, Organization Central for Exportation of Products of Artisans
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Natalia upstairs, with the door to her Father's office behind her
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Jas in front of the door to his apartment, where his wife, Iris later joined him.
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View of the Foyer from second floor

Monday, August 16, 2010

A visit to the historic nieghborhood of Guápulo

The Sanctuary of El Guapulo and the statue of Francisco de Orellana
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Jas in front of the Sanctuary of El Guapulo
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The bells of the Sanctuary of El Guapulo
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Interior of the Sanctuary of El Guapulo
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Detail of the Sanctuary of El Guapulo
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Courtyard of the monastery of El Guapulo (now a University)
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Jas and the statue 0f Francisco de Orellana facing
the Amazion Region of Ecuador
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New buildings of Quito above Guapulo
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View of the valley below Guapulo with the eastern ridge of the Andes beyond
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Natalia walks the streets of old Guapulo
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Contemporary Guapulo doorway
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Contemporary street art in Guapulo
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Thursday, August 12, 2010

At 4100 meters on the slope of Mt. Pinchincha

The arrival.

Jas at 4100m.

Quito

Jas with Quito far below.

Natalia over Quito.



Above 4100 meters on the slope of the Pinchincha...

High above the airplane path from the Quito airport.
View to the North, with church below.
Natalia at view point.
Horses for rent to travel higher.

Jas with the crater of Pinchincha.