A Ridgetop in Ecuador
A new highway running northwest of Quito carries us to the Mindo region, where long forested ridges drop toward the distant coast. We are entering Pacific-slope cloudforest––verdant, lush, cool, draped with orchids, sheltering brilliant hummingbirds and giant earthworms. Cloudforest atop the ridge at Bellavista (Photos … Continue readingA Ridgetop in Ecuador