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18 Entrance to the most beautiful church in Latin America or so the locals will lead you to believe
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22 Courtyard of the oldest university in the country
23 Main city square at the center of the old city
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27 Gondola up to the highest point in the area
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46 Roof top restaurant - best view and worst food ever
47 The cruise ship that we were on in the Galapagos
48 First day goat ride - Blue footed boobies on volcanic rock in a beautiful bay that is a feeding area for all the wild life in Galapagos
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These are the photos from our trip to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands taken between June 30th and July 10th. If you want to know who took the images look at the image Title: EEK = Emile JEK = Jonathan AWK = Andre
The number after the initials is the boat cruise day from 1-8