Archive for the tag 'cabanassanisidro'

Apr 14 2009

Why Easter Egg Hunts are Less Popular in the Tropics

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Easter Egg hunts are one of those activities engineered to give participants a better than average chance of success. The eggs are hidden, but they’re not too hidden–just tucked away behind a few obvious obstacles dotting a nice expanse of perfect green lawn. Now, I know, some of you probably had an especially mischievous parent [...]

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Mar 31 2009

Moth Face, Cabañas San Isidro

I scheduled this post to pop during my net-absence while I was running around the forests and waterways at Sacha Lodge over the weekend, but somehow I managed to bungle it. Here it is as I’m heading home. I expected the birds in Ecuador to be amazing, but the moths have been an unanticipated treat. I’ll have more [...]

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Mar 18 2009

The Tapir is Here, if You Would Like to Come See It

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From March 10-15, I had the rare pleasure of spending most of five days in the lovely cloud forest at Cabanas San Isidro, tucked into the east slope of the Ecuadorian Andes at about 2200 meters. I have very little time to share any of the many wonderful things I got to see and do [...]

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