Whitewater Rafting trips with lots of folks is lots of fun! The Rafting trip happened on May 31st, 2008 (original post) with people from the South American Explorers Club (SAEC-Quito House). Twenty two people from the SAEC-Quito joined us on this adventure. We also had a group of 12 college students ftom a Tourism [...]
June 10th, 2008 | Carolina | 2 comments | ContinuedEvents
Quito Ultimas Noticias 15k: More than 15000 competitors
Yesterday (June 1st. 2008) was celebrated the most important athletic race of Ecuador, more than 15000 athletes ran in the streets of Quito at 2800m of altitude. The race started at 8h30 am. The first position in the men´s category was for a Kenyan athlete: Isaack Kimayio (46 min, 12 sec). And [...]
June 2nd, 2008 | Carolina | 1 comment | Continued
I am running a race: 15K Quito-Ultimas Noticias . Wish me luck
The Quito Ultimas Noticias race in Quito, Ecuador is a tradition. June 1st 2008 will be the 47th edition and I am competing.
May 16th, 2008 | Carolina | 2 comments | Continued
Rafting Trip with the South American Explorers Club: Saturday, May 31st. Sign up today
Barefoot Expeditions’ partnership with the South American Explorers Club (SAEC) in Quito continues to grow. Barefoot Expeditions has ran several with the SAEC successfully.
May 14th, 2008 | Carolina | 3 comments | Continued
Wilderness First Aid courses in Ecuador: WFR, WAFA
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 an emergency situation and, the most important, to make difficult medical and evacuation decisions in remote places.
It was very interesting [...]
March 18th, 2008 | Carolina | 1 comment | Continued
SUDAMERICA A PEDAL: Team Completes First 1,008 Kilometers
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 this weekend. They will have to travel more than 24 hours by bus to meet them in northern Peru.
It has [...]
Dutch Kayakers In Ecuador: Sharing the river with the freeyak’s folks
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 Ecuador Travel website pictures.
They have a really nice website with videos, reports and pictures for those who like freestyle kayaking.
Tim will [...]
Napo River Festival 2008 | Barefoot Expeditions Is a Sponsor
Napo River Festival is finally here. Four days from today (01/07/2008) the Napo River Festival will take place. As we mentioned in our previous post about the Napo River Festival, Barefoot Expeditions will be there and if you are traveling to Ecuador or are in Ecuador during those days you are more than welcome to [...]
January 7th, 2008 | Antonio Altamirano | 0 comments | Continued
Help Street Children: Purchase Barefoot Baseball caps & T-shirts
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 go to a charity center in Quito (Albergue San Juan de Dios).
If you feel like buying one of these items, [...]
Korea 2007: World Rafting Championships
Never too late to share share some pictures of the Ecuadorian team that competed in the World Rafting Championships in Inje River in South Korea in June & July 2007. With financial aid from the organizers and self funding, 6 paddlers participated in this international competition. Diego Altamirano, the CEO of Barefoot Expeditions [...]
December 11th, 2007 | Carolina | 0 comments | Continued
Lo felicito por esa buena experiencia. Soy Colombiano, pero gran admirador del Ecuador, su gente y sus montañas. Tuve la ...
Vladimir -- what would you like to know about the race? 
I saw you on TV the other morning and I think you are incredible. I think you are an ...