Travel related.
May
10
2012
After 52 years of service, the current International Airport of Quito, Mariscal Sucre [IATA airport code: UIO], switches off its lights and closes permanently on October 11, 2012. The original airport was built in 1960 on 126 hectares of land, located in the north of Quito. Due to its location in the middle of a …
Dec
28
2011
Ecuador is not only home to the world’s highest active volcano (Cotopaxi), but to numerous other active and extinct volcanoes. In fact, Ecuador has one of the world’s highest densities of volcanoes in one given country. There are 30 volcanoes on mainland Ecuador and some 14 in the Galapagos Islands. LATEST NEWS AT BOTTOM Note: …
Nov
28
2011
[NOVEMBER 28th, 2011] BREAKING NEWS | Mount Tungurahua volcano reactivates its activity and local authorities once again go into orange alert. As we have apparently become a popular and trusted source for breaking travel-related news for mainland Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, we have decided to change (improve) the manner in which news is presented …
Oct
15
2011
QR (Quick Reference) Codes are paper-based hyperlinks. A QR code is a 2d barcode (square matrix code) that can store a link, plain text, SMS text message, addresses, URLs, Geo location, e-mail, phone numbers, contact information and it is used for quick connections (response) between static and online content. They can be scanned with smart …
Aug
31
2011
New National Park regulation for tortoise corals visits at the Darwin Station Research Station (Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island) Effective September 1st 2011, visitors to the Charles Darwin Research Station in Santa Cruz, will no longer be allowed to enter or walk inside the interior walls of the tortoise corals. Guides have reported that passengers are not …
Aug
12
2011
AUGUST 11th, 2011 13h30 The Ecuadorian government has issued an “Orange Alert” for the southern Pacific Coastal region (where waves could reach between 2 to 4 meters – according to local news sources, and has just included the Galapagos Islands (where waves could reach 2 to 3 meters in height – according to local news …
May
19
2011
LIVE updates now streaming here at the bottom of this page … FINAL VOTE RESULTS … The 10 QUESTIONS asked here How to determine the ‘winner(s)’ BY PROVINCE: MAP & Final results with 100% data in In preparation to bring readers live breaking news of the results of the ‘Consulta Popular’ taking place here in …
May
01
2011
On May 7 2011 Ecuadorian Nationals go back to the polls, this time to answer and voice their opinions regarding 10 questions (good Spanish article in El Comercio detailing the questions, background information and arguments in favour and against). My live breaking coverage from Quito on May 7th, 2011 will be found here How it …
Apr
28
2011
As we come to the close of April 2011 here in Quito (well actually everywhere on the globe!) I cannot help but associate rain (and lots of its) to April 2011 here in Quito. If I had to sum the month up in a song it would be Here comes the rain again by the Eurythmics. Here …
Apr
27
2011
It’s not the first, and most probably wont be the last time a tourist boat has encountered problems in the Galapagos Islands. Recent events include the grounding of the M/S Alta (near Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island), the capsizing of the M/Y Rumba (near Isabela Island) and the list continues back through the years. April …
