Céline & Yannick in Peru

16 octobre 2007

Quito and around

So after 24 days in the exploration camp in the southeast jungle of Ecuador, I came back to civilisation, to Quito, for 3 days, to get a resident worker visa for Peru. I was lucky that the paperwork went fast and smoothly and I got my visa earlier than...

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26 septembre 2007

Volcanoes and Earthquakes

Ecuador is full of volcanoes, there are 3 only around Quito. But, like Peru, Ecuador is also a seismic country, and earthquakes are not infrequent. We had proof of that at the camp yesterday, where we were shaken in our beds at about 11.50pm by a 5.9...

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18 septembre 2007

Helicopter ride

Monday was an exciting day: I was taken for a helicopter ride! It was my first ever helicopter flight and it was very nice. During the 20-25min it lasted, we flew around the surrounding jungle covered valleys and higher plateau areas, we passed a waterfall...

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15 septembre 2007

Reporting live from the ecuadorian jungle!!

Hello there! Thought I'd say a little hell from the ecuadorian jungle.... That's right! The JUNGLE! Ok it's a mining exploration camp, and it's surprisingly well equipped. Here I am typing away on my laptop, sat on a comfortable office chair, sipping...

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12 septembre 2007

Ecuador - Only one day away

Well, friends, I am going to Ecuador tomorrow for 23 days. I will stay in the Marriott in Quito (rated number one on tripadvisor!) before jetting off to Loja the next day. My domestic flight ticket will be waiting for me at the Marriott's reception. A...

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28 août 2007

Ecuador

Hey, my journey to Ecuador is confirmed. I will be a field geologist on a gold-silver mine project in the jungle east of Loja in the south of the country. I am flying with LAN airlines on Thursday 13th of September and returning on Friday 5th of October....

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25 juillet 2007

Santiago de Chile (Part IV - The End)

After activity packed days snowboarding and horseriding, our last day was an easy one, visiting Valparaiso. After a breakfast with the cutest cups and bowls at Hostal Caracol, speaking to a french man on holiday, we went to the old town, walking through...

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19 juillet 2007

Santiago de Chile (Part III)

Aaah, what a good ski-day that was, yesterday! We were aching and tired the next day, but also ready for more adventure. So it worked well that I had organised us a horse-riding expedition in the Ritoque Dunes, on the coast near Concón. We left Santiago...

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18 juillet 2007

Santiago de Chile (Part II)

Day 2 after a cold night, in hostal Rio Amazonas (we only had a little gas heater, and the room had very high ceilings, including in the bathroom where you could've grown mushrooms as it was so damp!). Also a short night, as the pick up for the skiing...

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17 juillet 2007

Santiago de Chile (Part I)

Hello everyone! We've just returned from a 4-day trip to Chile: Santiago and the surroundings. We did lots of things so I will tell the stories in several posts. We left Lima at 1.45 am on Friday the 13th and we arrived in Santiago just after 6.00 am...

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