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Ecuador is definitely a whitewater paradise…perfect for a rafting trip! Before coming here I had actually never thought about whitewater rafting before: don’t get me wrong…I am not a coward. I love rollercoasters with lots …
The “Hat Less”” hole is a classic in the Jatunyacu River, is a class III, the most popular of the area, one of the main tributaries of the Amazon, the meaning of …
“Este curso esta dirigido para cualquier persona que sepa nadar como hobby o trabajo, durante el curso aprenderan todo acerca de equipos seguridades, rios, corrientes, rescates, todo lo que necesitan saber para bajar …
Barefoot Expeditions sets new standards – also by looking for new forms of Merchandising! What do you think about our Barefoot cookies?
If you book a trip with Barefoot Expeditions until December 31st, 2010, you get …
The Amazon is 7 million km2. It contains 20% of the water supply on the planet. Eight countries make up the Amazon: Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Surinam and Venezuela. Although Ecuador contains only 7% of the Amazon, this portion nevertheless represents 51% of it’s the ecuadorian territory. This exquisite ecosystem is intimately linked with the main economic activit of Ecuador: the exploitation of oil. According to the records of the Ministry of Environment, there are 33 ecological reserves in Ecuador. Each faces different types of exploitation and risk factors, such as hunting, fishing, fires and pollution. Within these potentially harmful scenarios, the indigenous communities try to survive.
El curso tendrá una duración de tres fines de semana, en los que se estima los alumnos llegarán a ganar un nivel de principiantes, aptos para continuar avanzado el nivel por medio de entrenamientos.
Curso de Rafting Para Rescates en Aguas Rapidas: Se realizará en el el área de El Chaco, Ecuador. Un curso para quienes tienen experiencia en aguas rápidas y quieren estar listos ante cualquier emergencia
Join Barefoot Expeditions on this special discounted adventure tour. Overnight rafting and camping trip to the Toachi & Blanco rivers. We will depart from Quito on Saturday April 11th at 8:00 am.
On december 27th I left Quito, I flew to Santiago de Chile, then took a 6 hour bus ride to Mendoza (Argentina), a beautiful city (considered the cleanest in the country).
The team composed by Nico Favresse (Belgium), Sean Villanueva (Belgium) and Ben Ditto (USA), reached the summit of the Paine Central Tower on Torres del Paine, Chile. This happened at the beginning of this month (February 2009) while I was there doing some mild hiking in comparisson.
