Vilcabamba, Ecuador Gallery
The Valley of Longevity
| Ahhh...the Valley of Longevity. Well, I didn't stay that long, but it is indeed a special place, swimming with spirit, possessing powerful tranformative energies. To read more about The Valley of Longevity, please visitThe Valley of Longevity and Hell. | |
 A view from atop Mandanga. I'd tried unsuccessfully to capture one of the warm afternoon's three circling eagles on film, to no avail...so I thought...until I had the film developed...look at the black object to the left! The cross below is the base summit, and the family sitting on the knob to the right were angels sent from above. | |
| The small pueblito of Vilcabamba, as seen from Mandanga. |  |
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Mateo, un muy buen tipo, con un espěritu tan fuerte. |
| Un tipo muy cansado, despues un ritual sagrado y tan poderoso. |  |
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Dos perritos wrestling in the yard of the cabana. They played like this all morning, and I just sat and watched. I'll take it over WWF any day. |
Los dos perritos again. If it only looks like one puppy and one black ball of fuzz, it's because that's exactly what it was! |
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The best lodging I've enjoyed on the road yet. Teeming with life and awe. |
| A view of Mandanga through citrus trees near the cabana, home to angels, keeping watch over the Valley of Longevity. |  |