Ecuador

Mt. Cotopaxi from the air. Elevation exceeds 19,000 feet.

Once a beautiful edifice, this building is now a lawnmower repair shop/hardware store. Quito.

A beggar at the door of a church. Quito

An Otavalo woman on the streets of Quito.

An Otavalo woman processing wool in Otavolo. The Otavalo have been in this craft for many centuries.

An Otavalo man under the traditional shawl that serves as coat, rain coat, and house.

Typically Otavalo Indians wear their hair braided. The men wear felt hats.

Colorful arrangement of flip flops in the Otavalo market.

This Otavalo woman, with her son, is a pots vendor. She is walking to the Otavalo market.

Armed guard taking a nap. Quito.

A student making his own shade in the market at Otavalo.

A woman working fabric in the market at Otavalo. Otavalos have been produce fabric for many centuries.

A woman and her son in the market at Otavalo.

An Otavalo woman at her booth in the Otavalo market.

Otavalo Indian girl at the Otavalo market.

Typically Otavalo Indians wear their hair braided. The men wear felt hats.

Church interior, Quito.

Blessing of the cars. San Antonio, Ecuador. Once a year the parishioners bring their car keys to have them blessed at the local church. This reduces crashes. The roads and drivers in Ecuador are both horrible. To take a bus trip is to risk your life. Thanks goodness for the blessing of the cars.

Quenca utility pole.

Family hearding sheep and various other animals along the road between Guaranda and Selinas

The highlands between Guaranda and Salinas. Llama paths cut across the treeless mountain sides.

School girls in the mountain village of Salinas -- not to be confused with the beach city of the same name. These girls are permanently burned by the sun at this high altitude.

One of the domes of the new Cathedral in Cuenca.

The tower of the Church of Santo Domingo.

Wood carver in Cuenca.

Armed guard in front of jewelry store in Guayaquil