Just got back from my vacation, visiting family in Ecuador. Thought I would share some pictures.
The aquarium hobby down there is nothing like here. I found a store that carried tanks but the largest was only around 50-65 gallons. They were glass tanks with rounded corners and were breeder sized, around a 36" x 18" footprint for about $250. Very European looking but everything was 'JAD' brand and from China. I have not found any shops with cool fish there. They have Festae and green terrors in Ecuador and all they sell in the local shops are common little fish we all see here in the States. Then again this is probably a luxury for most, since the average Ecuadorian worker makes about $17 a day. They use US currency since their money lost value years ago.
My dentist office down there had a tank and it only had common tetras, barbs, gourami in it, looks to be a common 55 gallon built into the wall. I always get my teeth cleaned when Im down there because it is cheap. This place has all the modern stuff and its only $35 for a cleaning.
The next picture is not for the faint of heart..... This was my third trip down to Ecuador and finally my first time eating 'Cuy'. This is the beloved guinea pig being deep fried. And FYI, it does NOT taste like chicken - LOL - Taste is more like a dark meat from a Turkey, not my favorite but at least I can say I tried it.
We also went to a cool bird show at a place called 'Parque Condor'. They had lots of large predatory birds there, very cool!
Sorry, I cant get this picture to flip right. Looks fine on my computer but the conversion to put it here does not want to flip it right. The eagle is gulping down a cute little chick that was used to lure it back in.
Have tons more pictures but wont bore you guys with them!
The aquarium hobby down there is nothing like here. I found a store that carried tanks but the largest was only around 50-65 gallons. They were glass tanks with rounded corners and were breeder sized, around a 36" x 18" footprint for about $250. Very European looking but everything was 'JAD' brand and from China. I have not found any shops with cool fish there. They have Festae and green terrors in Ecuador and all they sell in the local shops are common little fish we all see here in the States. Then again this is probably a luxury for most, since the average Ecuadorian worker makes about $17 a day. They use US currency since their money lost value years ago.
My dentist office down there had a tank and it only had common tetras, barbs, gourami in it, looks to be a common 55 gallon built into the wall. I always get my teeth cleaned when Im down there because it is cheap. This place has all the modern stuff and its only $35 for a cleaning.
The next picture is not for the faint of heart..... This was my third trip down to Ecuador and finally my first time eating 'Cuy'. This is the beloved guinea pig being deep fried. And FYI, it does NOT taste like chicken - LOL - Taste is more like a dark meat from a Turkey, not my favorite but at least I can say I tried it.
We also went to a cool bird show at a place called 'Parque Condor'. They had lots of large predatory birds there, very cool!
Sorry, I cant get this picture to flip right. Looks fine on my computer but the conversion to put it here does not want to flip it right. The eagle is gulping down a cute little chick that was used to lure it back in.
Have tons more pictures but wont bore you guys with them!
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