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Apparently, we're going at a pretty good time

general travel tips and info

Politeness and stuff about pointing

Food

Health tips

Fact File

it's from 1892 but is apparently very cool and about the landscape of the area of South America that we'll be in

by Edward Whymper

another true story, apparently pretty odd

not sure how to explain this one so the link to a description is below

click here

it's supposedly really good

Robert Whitaker's novel The Mapmaker's Wife

it's a reconstruction of a woman's journey (Isabela Godin <-- learn more here) through the Amazon

I think she's looking for her husband, who was a scientist

a novel by Tom Miller called The Panama Hat Trail

this is what a panama hat is

the book is about the author's search for the very Ecuadorian product and all his adventures along the way

I think this one is a bit sci-fi and a bit out there, but it's one of the more popular ones

Galapagos, by Kurt Vonnegut

a bunch of tourists get stranded on the islands and then end up evolving into a different kind of humans

something about an apocalypse

here's the goodreads link

another good one to read before heading to Ecuador

by Judy Blakenship

portrays life and customs in an Andean village including processions, traditional weddings, healing ceremonies, and harvests

there are pictures, too

SPANISH WORD OF THE DAY: BELLEZA

Means: beauty

Pr.: beh-yeh-sah

a novel by Joe Kane about how the oil industry in South America affects the indigenous people

little things about March in the Galapagos

a cool video with lots of cute animals

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