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  • A Journey Through Ecuador
    • Azogues
    • A Guinea Pig Lunch
    • Baños
    • Baños Del Agua Santa
    • Baños Cathedral Museum
    • Black Sheep Inn
    • Cajas Reserve
    • Condor Reserve
    • Corpus Christi
    • Cosas Raras
    • Cotacachi
    • Cuenca
    • Driving with Lex
    • El Mercado de Cuenca
    • Amazon region
    • El Quinche
    • Gualaceo
    • Hacienda Guachalá
    • Homero Ortega
    • Hakuna Matata
    • Ingapirca
    • La Fiesta del Sol de Ingapirca
    • Mindo
    • Otavalo
    • Otavalo Market Day
    • Quito
    • Riding Above Otavalo
    • Rio Verde
    • Quilatoa
    • Tarqui

Rio Verde

a composite of the water shooting down from the opening in the mt.
a composite of the water shooting down from the opening in the mt.
Another composite taken from half-way up the falls.
Another composite taken from half-way up the falls.
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Me on the wooden bridge crossing the gorge. The sign says “no jumping, no more than 5 people at a time on the bridge!”
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The water comes rocketing our of the mountains..it doesn't just fall, it shoots out like a locomotive.
The spray makes rainbow after rainbow
The spray makes rainbow after rainbow
Near the top of the falls
Near the top of the falls
This is under the falls. The sound and force of the water here is frightening.
This is under the falls. The sound and force of the water here is frightening.
the jungle around the falls
the jungle around the falls
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This is where the river enters the opening in the mountainside to begin its drop. The water is forced into the narrow opening which give the water so much of its force.
Plants and flowers in the gorge
Plants and flowers in the gorge
More beautiful flowers
More beautiful flowers
a type of banana tree
a type of banana tree
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