![Title image - BAI takes you to: Ecuador](/v3_assets/images/trip_images/south-america/SAEC00_title.jpg)
Ecuador Volcanoes Expedition Dispatch
December 4, 2015 – Our Last Days in Ecuador
![Tim, our Chimborazo gate master](assets/12-1-TIM-OUR-GATE-MASTER.jpg)
Tim, our Chimborazo gate master
![Howard happily diving into some much needed calories after the climb](assets/12-2-HOWARD-EATING-SOME-CALORIES-AFTER-THE-CLIMB.jpg)
Howard happily diving into some much needed calories after the climb
![Statue of Pedro Maldonado – A legacy of the early 1700’s, left an historical mark of his many passions with nature, geography, science and photography](assets/12-3-PEDRO-MALDONADO-SCIENTIST-TOPOGRAPHER-AND-GEOGRAPHER-STATUE-IN-RIO-BAMBA.jpg)
![The very first high school built in Ecuador: Pedro Maldonado High School in Rio Bamba](assets/12-4-PEDRO-MALDONADO-HIGH-SCHOOL-IN-RIO-BAMBA.jpg)
Left: Statue of Pedro Maldonado – A legacy of the early 1700’s, left an historical mark of his many passions with nature, geography, science and photography; Right: The very first high school built in Ecuador: Pedro Maldonado High School in Rio Bamba
![Tim’s helping hand with the local stray dogs](assets/12-5-TIM-HAS-BEEN-REALLY-INVOLVED-IN-HELPING-ALL-THE-LOCAL-STRAY-DOGS.jpg)
Tim’s helping hand with the local stray dogs
![Team sightseeing in Rio Bamba](assets/12-6-TEAM-SIGHTSEEING-IN-RIO-BAMBA.jpg)
Team sightseeing in Rio Bamba
![Another festival – Rio Bamba](assets/12-7-FESTIVAL-IN-RIO-BAMBA.jpg)
Another festival – Rio Bamba
![A local woman beautifully dressed up for the occasion](assets/12-8-LOCALS-DRESSED-UP-FOR-THE-PARADE.jpg)
![Back in the big town of Quito, this sidewalk is hardly used though the message is clear!](assets/12-9-BACK-IN-THE-BIG-TOWN-WHERE-SOME-SIDE-WALKS-HAVE-SIGNS-SHOWING-THE-DIRECTIONS-AND-LOCATION-WHERE-WE-WALK.jpg)
Left: A local woman beautifully dressed up for the occasion; Right: Back in the big town of Quito, this sidewalk is hardly used though the message is clear!
![Farewell dinner at the funkiest restaurant in Quito](assets/12-10-FAREWELL-DINNER-AT-THE-FUNKIEST-RESTAURANT-IN-QUITO.jpg)
Farewell dinner at the funkiest restaurant in Quito
![Nothing but good times with this team](assets/12-11-TEAM-HAD-A-GREAT-TIME.jpg)
Nothing but good times with this team
![Our Super Guides Team!](assets/12-12--OUR-SUPER-GUIDE-TEAM.jpg)
Our Super Guides Team!
![Oh oh, farewell time: Terri and Joaquin](assets/12-13-TERRI-AND-JOAQUIN.jpg)
Oh oh, farewell time: Terri and Joaquin
![(from left): Joaquin, Margaret, Sergio, Osvaldo and Terri](assets/12-14-MARGARET,-TERRI-AND-OUR-GUIDE-TEAM.jpg)
(From left): Joaquin, Margaret, Sergio, Osvaldo and Terri
![Marie-Jo and Martial and our Guides](assets/12-15-MARTIAL-AND-MARIE-JO-SAYING-GOODBYE-TO-OUR-TEAM.jpg)
Marie-Jo and Martial and our Guides
![Howard, Pablo and Sam with our Guides](assets/12-16-HOWARD-PABLO-SAM-AND-OUR-SUPER-GUIDE-TEAM.jpg)
Howard, Pablo and Sam with our Guides
![Marie-Jo, Sergio and Margaret](assets/12-17-MARIE-JO,-SERGIO,-MARGARET---FRIENDS-FROM-ACONCAGUA.jpg)
Marie-Jo, Sergio and Margaret
![Sam and Osvaldo](assets/12-18-SAM-AND-OSVALDO.jpg)
Sam and Osvaldo
![New besties: Sam and Martial](assets/12-19-20-SAM-AND-MARTIAL-NEW-BEST-FRIENDS.jpg)
New besties: Sam and Martial
![21. Farewell till next time; Margaret and Marie-Jo](assets/12-21-MARGARET-AND-MARIE-JO-SAYING-GOOD-BYE-TILL-NEXT-TIME.jpg)
21. Farewell till next time; Margaret and Marie-Jo
![Goodbyes with smiles (right) Margaret, Martial and Marie-Jo](assets/12-22-23-ACONCAGUA-FRIENDS-MEET-AGAIN-IN-ECUADOR.jpg)
Goodbyes with smiles (right) Margaret, Martial and Marie-Jo
![Martial and Marie-Jo spent a few more days in Quito sightseeing with Gustavo](assets/12-24-MARTIAL-AND-MARIE-JO-SPENT-EXTRA-DAYS-IN-QUITO-DOING-SIGHTSEEING-WITH-GUSTAVO.jpg)
Martial and Marie-Jo spent a few more days in Quito sightseeing with Gustavo
![A special thank you to our Guides: Osvaldo, Sergio, Gustavo and Joaquin](assets/12-25-berg-bolivia-guides-ecuador.jpg)
A special thank you to our Guides: Osvaldo, Sergio, Gustavo and Joaquin
Thank you to all of our Ecuador team members who captured some amazing moments and shared their photos with us!