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The travels of an all aluminum Land Cruiser and its owners…

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Coastal Ecuador

Saturday, October 25, 2008
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Greetings from the bulge of the earth here at the Ecuator!

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Giving Pictures: Ecuador Highlands

Saturday, October 25, 2008
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We started chatting to a young indigenous man, Clever, on a park bench in the Otavalo plaza. Before we knew it, he had invited us to his small nearby town (San Roque) to stay overnight with him.

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Helping out in India

Tuesday, October 21, 2008
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We’re sitting on a beach in Peru today, and we checked our email. We received a message from our cousin Shelley today – she’s a healthcare professional on her way back to India to volunteer at an orphanage that will really benefit from a little attention from the western world. Here is what she wrote: [...]

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In Colombia …

Friday, October 17, 2008
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they love to have clean vehicles.  There are car washes everywhere throughout the country!

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Northern Peru

Monday, October 20, 2008
It´s been a while since you´ve heard from us, but rest assured, we are safe & sound, and as of a couple of days ago, we have found ourselves in Northern Peru

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Otavalo Market, Ecuador

Thursday, October 23, 2008
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We hit the road early, and found ourselves in the moderately small highland town of Otavalo by about 8am. By the time we arrived, the market was already in full swing with vendors and people everywhere.

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Photos of Ecuador

Thursday, October 23, 2008
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Welcome to Ecuador

Thursday, October 23, 2008
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After a long day of driving through the gorgeous scenery of southern Colombia, and a stopoff at the impressive Sanctuario Las Lajas, we decided to head for the Ecuador border despite it being very late in the day.

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