Articles by carolina altamirano
Biologist. Love outdoors! especially in cold places such as mountains and glaciers. I visit the Amazon jungle quite often as well.
Sad and shocking news for the tourism industry in Ecuador. Our thoughts are with the families of the victims of this awful accident.
“Four British teenage girls and their tour guide have been killed and another …
The Jatun Yacu river is a class IV river, in the Ecuadorian Amazon jungle, close to the city of Tena, which is located 5 hours away from Quito, the capital of Ecuador. It is not …
Last week I had to take care of my six year old cousin in a public hospital in Quito. Yesterday he left the hospital and is recovering from an appendectomy with the loving care …
I took my last Wilderness First Responder (WFR) course exactly one year ago. That was one of the most rewarding experiences ever. 19 of us were trained to respond in …
Last month I spent 20 days in the Yasuni Reearch Station, collaborating with a phD candidate in his field work for his thesis about lianas. It has always been very interesting to meet …
The tradition and the culture of high altitude mountaineering dominated in the past, but younger generations are discovering Ecuador as a world class rock climbing spot.
On January 13th, four Ecuadorian bikers left Quito to begin a 4000 miles journey to Mendoza, Argentina in their project “sudamerica a pedal” (biking through south america). Two more Ecuadorian bikers will join them …
Lieke & Tim, two “dutchies” friends of us came to Ecuador to catch some waves. Lieke was already in Ecuador a couple of years ago, and is one of the “stars” of Barefoot Expedition’s …
As the year 2007 came to an end, Bryan Rubin and some of his friends took part on a Barefoot Expeditions Adventure. Bryan kindly provided an account of his adventure experience with Barefoot as well …
For those of you that had once had an adventure rafting, climbing, biking, hiking or just had a relaxed vacation with Barefoot Expeditions in Ecuador we have some souvenirs for sale.
50% of the profits will …
