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Adventure Spas in Ecuador. Where to go and what to expect.

When you think about adventure travel, many things come to mind.

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Ivan Vallejo (Ecuador) Conquers the 14 Eight-Thousanders.

On May 1st, Ivan Vallejo reached the summit of Dhaulagiri (white mountain), becoming the seventh person on earth

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Rock climbing in Ecuador

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.

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Discount for South American Explorer’s Club Members

Barefoot Expeditions is offering a discount to members. We offer a 10% discount on our trips per person. If you have a larger group (more than 7 people) we can offer a bigger discount. Contact us to learn more.

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About Ecuador Adventures

This blog is our contribution to the traveling community and to the people that are researching Ecuador as an adventure travel destination. Ecuador Adventures is devoted to bringing you the best that Ecuador has to offer as a travel destination. We are also committed to providing a sensible view of a country like Ecuador that has beautiful [...]

And forget not that the earth delights to feel your barefeet. Join us in a true adventure with Barefoot Expeditions

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August Rain

I remember the summer in Quito when I was little. June, July and August were perfect months to fly kites in the sky because it was windy and dry, our faces were sun burnt and we had dry red cheeks, the grass in the parks was yellow and dry because of weeks and weeks [...]

16Aug2008 | Carolina | 0 comments | Continued
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The Olympic Kayak Slalom

Thanks to Ilona for this post about the Olympics
All the sport-loving people do have a exciting time during the Olympics. It’s great to see the athletes, who trained for so many years, competing in their events.
Today was the final of the Kayak Slalom for men. The slalom events require the paddlers to negotiate 20 to [...]

12Aug2008 | Carolina | 0 comments | Continued
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Rio Mira: Exploring and Rafting The Mira River in Ecuador

The rafting guides from Barefoot Expeditions are always exploring new options for whitewater rafting and kayaking in Ecuador. This weekend Diego Altamirano -from Quito- and Gregorio Andi -from Tena- (both were in the Ecuadorian Team in the last world rafting championships in Korea) met their friends from Ibarra and together explored the Mira [...]

5Aug2008 | Carolina | 0 comments | Continued
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How to choose a Mountain Guide?

Last weekend some friends from the Polytechnic Climbing Club (CAP) and myself took a group of ten tourism students and their teacher to make an attempt to summit Cotopaxi. It was great to see the students very excited about their first time climbing an ice mountain. I am sure that many of them [...]

29Jul2008 | Carolina | 1 comment | Continued
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Ecuador Whitewater Kayaking National Tournament 2008 | Results

Most of the commercial whitewater sports (rafting, kayaking) activities in Ecuador are held in the rivers close to the cities of Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Baños or Tena. But the Second National Slalom & Down River Kayak Championships held in Bucay, in the Chimbo river was a good opportunity to explore new [...]

29Jul2008 | Carolina | 0 comments | Continued
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Sat July 26th: Rafting with South American Explorers Club

Once again Barefoot Expeditions is organizing a rafting trip with the South American Explorers Clubhouse in Quito. It will be in the Toachi & Blanco rivers, in the western side on fhe Andes, on the way to the coast. It is a class III (big volume water) river. Feel free to contact us through this [...]

22Jul2008 | Carolina | 1 comment | Continued
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Your First Mountain Climb Can Change Your Life

Climbing a mountain starts as a dream for many of us. Some people train hard and some others just think is a good chance to spend a couple of free days. But that first mountain can change your life, that first climb decides (consciously or unconsciously) whether you love it or you hate [...]

17Jul2008 | Carolina | 0 comments | Continued
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Adventure Travel Helps You Grow Through Sharing, Risk-taking and Learning.

I believe that when one travels one does it with a purpose that involves taking the risk of going somewhere new, exotic, “dangerous”. This experience in turn will help you learn and gain more perspective. The time you have to experience new places is limited and the options that are being offered by travel companies [...]

16Jul2008 | antonio | 1 comment | Continued
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Ecuador | Whitewater Kayaking National Tournament 2008.

The Second National Slalom & Down River Kayak Championships (Ecuador chapter) organized by the “Federacion Ecuatoriana de Canotaje” will be held in Bucay, Guayas, Ecuador on July 19th, 2008. The chosen river is the Chimbo, a class III river. It is not a commercial river, so not many people know how to run it [...]

11Jul2008 | Diego | 0 comments | Continued
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Aconcagua 2005: Remembrance of the Summit by an Ecuadorian Team

On January 10th, 2005, at 19:00 four Ecuadorians reached the summit of mount Aconcagua. Jose Andrade tells Ecuador Adventures how this was one of his best and most memorable mountaineering experiences.  Jose has been a guest blogger before for Ecuador Adventures.  Enjoy!

Aun recuerdo el 12 de enero del 2005… Sentado en Plaza Argentina a los [...]

9Jul2008 | Carolina | 0 comments | Continued
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Trekking with children is easier and more fun than you think.

Last weekend I took my cousins (7 and 11 years old) to camp at the Ilinizas Ecological Reserve. I am happy that their parents trust me and just let them go with me for 2 full days. The kids were so excited since it was the first time they were camping outdoors.
We drove 2 [...]

9Jul2008 | Carolina | 0 comments | Continued
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Rafting with Street Children. A great experience for everyone

Having a business without helping people is not fair, it wouldn’t be a responsible business practice.
Last friday (June 20th, 2008) Barefoot Expeditions contacted a group of volunteers that help street kids. We met 30 kids that work in the streets of Quito selling candy, shining shoes, blowing fire….
In this meeting, the people from Barefoot Expeditions showed [...]

2Jul2008 | Carolina | 1 comment | Continued
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Ivan Vallejo, learning from his life story.

 
Last week at the climbing club of the “Escuela Politécnica Nacional”, Ivan Vallejo showed us some pictures, not from his latest adventures in the eight thousands, but from his first mountaineering steps in the Ecuadorian Andes where he climbed some really amazing routes -some of them have not been repeated yet-.
I appreciate very much the [...]

2Jul2008 | Carolina | 0 comments | Continued
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Trekking around Quito. Summit Three Mountains In One Day

“Los Pichinchas” is a range of mountains in the western side of the city of Quito, the capital of Ecuador. Three summits are the most important: “Rucu Pichincha” (4,680m), “Guagua Pichincha” (4,698m) and “Padre Encantado” (4,570 m). These mountains are very helpful when you feel or get lost in Quito. If you [...]

24Jun2008 | Carolina | 0 comments | Continued
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La Cara Oculta del Cotopaxi. (The Hidden Face of Cotopaxi)

Last weekend, we tried to climb Cotopaxi by the route in the south face, we didn´t reach the summit, but the mountain gave us a great lesson. Jose Andrade, director of the School of Mountaineering of Pichincha (EPAM) shares his experience in the Cotopaxi. This is a wonderful guest post in Spanish. Enjoy it!
 “The hidden [...]

17Jun2008 | Carolina | 3 comments | Continued


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