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Opportunity knocks

Great opportunity to own a piece of the Andes. Beautiful, well maintained 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath, 4000+ sq/ft (400+ sq/mt) custom built to North American standards. Home sits on a corner lot of 1/2 acre in a small gated community.
Located 4.3 miles (7 km) from Cuenca just off of a main road but far enough that you do not hear it.
Enjoy spectacular country views, fresh air,  starry skies, with all the benefits of the city just minutes away.

The home is offered at $349,000 neg, includes all furniture (some solid teak from Aruba), appliances, and most electronics, and possibly a vehicle (2003 mitsubishi montero io 5 door- well maintained)
While the home is listed with various agents here in Cuenca, dealing directly with us via this add will mean a better price for you.
Feel free to inquire at:  arubacatt@hotmail.com

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Bird Watching con Gatos

Dusk in the campo

                                         

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Coming up on 1 year old. Foz is a blast.

 The before of a project.

 After.

 Alpaca up in the Cajas kind of near "Tres Cruses".( remember to click the pic to enlarge)

 Another before/during.

 Still hard to believe.

The after. This lawn is from seed and filled in pretty fast, maybe a month after popping. I am not setting any speed records on the project list but progress is after all progress.
A fence is on the way as well as a slew of other stuff. I will post as things go so keep checking. We'll ( I ) work on he gaps between posts.
As always, thanks for visiting.
Ciao........................................................................

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The scenes here are always changing and always cool.

As Ferris Bueller use to say, "Life moves by pretty fast. If you do not stop to look around once in a while, you could miss it."  Truer words have never been spoken.

Trainbearers

 This is a female Green-Tailed Trainbearer.

 Black-Tailed Trainbearer (Black-Tailed have longer tails and a longer more curved bill than their Green-Tailed cousins)

 Black-Tailed

 Green-Tailed male

Green-Tailed female.

We also have the Sparkling Violetear but they are less frequent since we relocated the feeder. How high off the ground you locate the feeder may change the birds that come by so play with them now and then or get several if you have the room. When you find the right spot they put on quite a show that lasts all day every day.

Remember to click the pic for a better look.

That's all for now................over and out

call of the wild

 The stag returned one sunny day and finally the owl. The owl has a wing span of four feet or so. At dusk you often hear his cry as he soars over our valley prowling for a snack.

Things on our end are great and we are really enjoying our life. We have been in our house for 9 months already and man does the time whistle by. We are still in awe and are grateful for our run here.


Oh yea, Happy Birthday Pauline. Have a great day.

Thanks for visiting and keep checking back......................................

stag

 We have seen several deer since we have moved in, usually a pair of them, but yesterday morning this guy was solo enjoying some grass feet away.

 Very similar to the White Tail we were use to seeing in New England. We are very happy to have wildlife in the area. In many places most of the local game has been hunted out, thankfully not here. We also have a resident Barn Owl, trying to get a picture of him has proved difficult so far.

See you next time.

not much new

The ponds make great reflecting pools when the sky puts on a show.

These guys are adjusting to the daily grind con puppy.

This was a big day.

Fozzy, (changed her name right after the last post) is doing great and growing fast. She is great fun.

Ok, time for an umbrella drink on the patio..................ciao

Ecuador's Amazon at the Sacha Lodge

 Finally, our trip to the Amazon and the Sacha Lodge. Wow seems like a long time ago. Lets take a peek.

The above photo is of a new bridge in Coca. It looks a whole lot the the Zakim bridge in Boston.

This bridge is a result of the oil industry and the need for big trucks to access the opposite side of the Napo river other than on a raft style ferry boat.

 After a 3 hour power canoe ride up the Napo you arrive at the staging area for the lodge on its banks.

 After a pee break it is off to another canoe for a paddle cross a lake to the lodge. Some of the trails in the jungle had walks like this (mostly around the lodge facility) , others not but it is always important to not stray off the trail to not damage the area.

            The approach to the lake.

  The lodge's sun deck greets you as you paddle from the inlet.

 This is the canopy walk. Very high above the jungle floor you get a unique view of the Amazon and can really see the sky line. Looks like you are standing above heads of Broccoli, and very cool to see.

The infamous Red Belly Piranha. This guy was caught off the sun deck next to he swimming platform.

The Hoatzin bird

  Hoatzin up close. Very cool. (photo by Pauline)

 Tree frog seen on a night walk. (photo by Pauline)

Tucans preening after a quick jungle downpour.

The Amazon is a must see and yo will not be disappointed if you go. Our trip was mid Dec.