The teleferiqo is an aerial tram running up the hills on the edge of Quito. It starts at about 10,000 feet, and ends at almost 14,000 feet. It's really hard to get enough oxygen at that height!
Panoramas | ||
 Panorama of Quito.
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 Panorama of South Quito.
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 Panorama of Quito.
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Photos | ||
 Tamara, taking photos of the city.
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 Tamara.
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 Tamara, posing.
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 Ted and Tamara above the city. Wearing coats because we are at 14,000 feet.
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 Ted.
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 North Quito, including a little bit of the airport. (Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre)
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 Antennas.
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 Looking down on an American Airlines plane.
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 Unknown plane.
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 New high-rises near the east edge of town.
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 One of the universities.
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 Unknown stadium.
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 Huge sundial and Crystal Palace.
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 Buidings on the hill with the Teleferiqo.
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 Basilica.
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 Mountain and stunted bush.
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 Mountain and stunted bush.
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 Ted.
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 Tamara.
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 Looking up to the top of the mountain.
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 South Quito.
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 Antennas above the Teleferiqo.
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Unknown ranch | ||
 What is this?
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 Weird.
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Plants | ||
 Common wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella).
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 Common wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella).
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 Scurvy-grass sorrel (oxalis enneaphylla).
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 Scurvy-grass sorrel (oxalis enneaphylla).
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 Gentiana sedifolia.
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 Daisy (werneria nubigena) with an unknown bug.
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 Unknown flower.
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 Lupin flowers.
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 Weird plant.
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 Detail of weird plant.
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