The cloud forest awaits…
We visited Ecuador once before but quickly realized there was so much more to be discovered in this beautifully diverse South American country. From adventuring through the cloud forests and discovering tiny glass frogs at Mashpi Lodge, to exploring historic Hacienda Zuleta nestled in the Avenue of Volcanoes among ancient ceremonial pyramids, hiking through the rugged landscape of Cuenca dotted with wild alpacas and horses roaming the plains, and participating in an enchanting Shamanic blessing with the Saraguro people in Loja, we feel like we truly have a more complete understanding of this incredible country after this trip.
We are thrilled to have been sponsored by the Ecuador Tourism Board to produce this video, and to help launch the Ecuador Film Residency program for content creators around the world. To find out more about the Ecuador Film Residency click here: https://ecuador.travel/es/film-residency/
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WHO ARE WE, YOU ASK?
Well, thanks for asking. We are Georg, Tara, Liv and Bodhi, a German-American family living in Colorado in the United States. We’re on a quest to travel to and report back from every country on this bright blue dot we call home. The word “Fernweh” in our channel name is German and translates to “the ache for distant places”.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 – Intro
2:10 – Mashpi Lodge in Cloudforest
7:52 – Avenue of Volcanoes
10:04 – Hacienda Zuleta
14:20 – Cuenca | Southern Andes
16:22 – Ecuador Film Residency
17:12 – Cajas Alpacas and Llamas
18:57 – Ingapirca
19:39 – Saraguro Ceremony
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Let’s go!
Georg, Tara, Liv & Bodhi