Hiking in the Tatacoa desert in Southern Colombia
Us at the Tatacoa desert
Michele, our friend Karen, and our guide in the desert
Us at the gorge which is the narrowest part of the Magdalena river
San Agustin, Colombia has over 300 of these statues that are thousands of years old
These sculptures in San Agustin probably guarded the tombs of important leaders
The Sanctuary of Las Lajas in Ipiales - built after the Virgin appeared here in 1754
Shopping at the indigenous market in Otavalo, Ecuador
Us near our hostel in Otavalo - the Imbabura volcano is in the background
Setting out for a hike around Cuicocha Lake, near Cotacachi volcano, for our 15th anniversary
Michele and Tamara (our travel companion for 5 days, she is from Australia) at Cuicocha lake
Nils' birthday breakfast in Quito - they even put a candle in the pancake
Nils and Tamara shared a birthday cuy (fried guinea pig). Michele did not partake.
The mountains near Mojanda lakes
The Mojanda lakes near Otavalo, Ecuador
Us at the Equator. We bet you didn't know the equator is an orange line. It always looked yellow on the globe.