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Kids will love the French fries – they are
made fresh from the delicious local potatoes (potatoes originated in the
Andes). For drinks, try the local soft drink, FlorAvanti, and fresh orange
juice. Ice cream in fruit flavors such as coconut and pineapple are good.
Sample the wide variety of tropical fruits, large papayas, guavas, passion
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Ecuador is a shoppers paradise, with tons of stuff
for kids. Look for painted wooden animals such as parrots and toucans, Andean
flutes and drums, CDs of Andean music, pottery figurines, dolls, handwoven
sweaters and ponchos, silver and beaded jewelry, miniature fluffy llamas. |
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Fun facts (in
rhymes) about animals you'll see in the Galapagos – tortoises,
blue footed boobies, land iguanas, sea lions, frigate birds, and
the incomparable marine iguana. Beautifully detailed illustrations!
(Picture book)
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Sail
to the Galapagos, where each day of the week there's another fascinating
creature – giant tortoises, clacking albatrosses, sleeping
iguanas, skipping lava crabs, and more. Delightful, colorful cut-paper
illustrations, and fun for little ones. (Picture book)
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Get
to know the people and places of Ecuador – mountains, volcanoes,
jungles, and islands, amazing plant and animal life, ancient cultures,
including the Incas, Spanish conquest and independence, beliefs
and festivals, arts and crafts. (Chapter book, photographs)
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Author
goes in search of Inca gold, perhaps buried in Ecuador after Pizarro
conquered the Inca. Glittering photos of gold masks, and written
directions for treasure hunters – the gold treasure trove is still a mystery. (Picture book)
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If
you're headed to the Ecuadorian Amazon, kids can read for themselves
about Gonzalo Pizarro's badly planned trip down the Amazon. In 1541,
he left Quito with 210 soldiers and 4,000 indigenas to look
for gold and the mythical city of El Dorado. (Easy reader) |
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Traditional
melodies and original compositions by Viento de los Andes, with
a popular Ecuadorian rhythm, " San Juanitos." We bought
this CD when we were in Eucador, and it's one of our favorites.
(Audio CD)
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(More children's
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