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Geology 170- Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands
January 2011
Cara Murphy ’11 Reports!
Pre-trip Observations
January 3 – Travel Day
January 4 – Orientation and Quito City Tour
January 5th – Cotopaxi Volcano
January 6th – Papallacta Hike
January 7 – Metamorphic core and deformation
January 8 & 9 – Riobamba and Tungurahua Volcano
January 10 – Banos and Tunguragua Lahar deposits
January 11 – Guagua Pichincha volcano and exam #2
January 12 – Travel to the Galapagos Islands
January 13 – Galapaguera (breeding center) and Loberia beach
January 14 – Isla Lobos and Leon Dormida Snorkeling Sites
January 15th: San Cristobal to Floreana to Isabella
January 16th: Hike to Sierra Negra/Volcan Chico and Tortoise breeding center
January 18th: To Santa Cruz Island and Snorkel Tintoreras
Photo Journal – 2011
Fall, 2010 & Early January, 2011: At Lafayette
January 1 – Tectonics, Volcanism & Igneous Rocks
January 2 – Evolution and Oceans!
January 3 – Travel Day
January 4 – Acclimatization day in Quito
January 5 – Cotopaxi Volcano
January 6 – Papallacta Hike
January 7 – Metamorphic Core and Deformation
January 8 & 9 – Travel south to Riobamba and Tunguragua Volcano
January 10 – Banos & Tunguragua Lahar Deposits
January 11 – Guagua Pichincha volcano and exam #2
January 12 – Travel to the Galapagos Islands
January 13 – Galapaguera and Loberia
January 14 – Isla Lobos and Leon Dormida Snorkeling Sites
January 15 – San Cristobal to Isabela via Floreana
January 16 – Isabela Island: Sierra Negra hike
January 17 – Cabo Rosa Boat Trip
January 18 – Trip to Santa Cruz and a visit to the Darwin Research Station
January 19 – Boat Trip to the Island of Bartolome
January 2013
Links to Lafayette College Students’ Blog Entries
Photo Journal – 2013
Pre-departure pictures from the Fall, 2012 and early January at Lafayette
January 6: Travel Day, Pennsylvania to Quito
January 7 – Geophysical Institute and Deformation
January 8 – Glacial Valleys and Deposits, Paramo Ecological Zone, Termas Papallacta
January 9: Papallacta River Valley, massive andesite lava flows, metamorphic core rocks and on into Cotopaxi National Park
January 10 2013 – Up Cotopaxi Volcano to the Refuge, then over to one of the glaciers
January 11: Cotopaxi to Salcedo; mixed volcanic products sequence of events
January 12 Salcedo to Banos via Chimborazo Volcano
January 13 – Banos, Pastaza River Gorge, Lahars, on to Lloa
January 14 – Hike up to the summit of Gua Gua Pichincha volcanoe, and mountain bike down!
January 15 – Travel to Galapagos and hike to site of Darwin’s first landing in the Galapapgos
January 16 2013 – Study Day
January 17 2013 – Galapagera Tortoise Breeding Center, El Junco Crater and Loberia Snorkel Site
January 18 2013 – Snorkel at Isla Lobos and Kicker Rock
January 19 2013 – San Cristobal to Isabela via Floreana
January 20 2013 – Sierra Negra Hike on Isabela
January 21 2013 – Cabo Rosa Snorkel with Sharks, Rays and Walk with Boobies and Cactus
January 22 2013 – Travel to Santa Cruz, Lava Tube, beach and shopping
January 23 2013 – Travel from Santa Cruz to Quito, Exam in the Evening
January 24 2013 – Culture Day; Cathedral Towers, City Center, Market Shopping
January 2015
Photo Journal – 2015
Jan 1 & 2: Pre-course Activities
Jan 3, 2015: Travel Day
Jan 4, 2015: Volcan Guagua Pichincha then Old Quito
January 5, 2015: Deformation and Geophysical Observatory
January 6, 2015: Quito to Papallacta
January 7, 2015: Papallacta to Tambopaxi
January 8, 2015: Cotopaxi Hike
January 9, 2015: Cotopaxi to Salcedo
January 10, 2015: Chimborazo Hike then to Banos
January 11, 2015: Pailon del Diablo to Lloa
January 12, 2015: Guagua Pichincha, hike and mountain bike ride
January 13, 2015: Travel Day – Quito to San Cristobal, Galapapgos
January 14, 2015: Morning Exam and then Time on Own
January 15, 2015: San Cristobal; Tortoise Breeding Center, El Junco Maar and LoberiaBeach
January 16, 2015: Snorkel Trip to Leon Dormido, Beach Time and Interpretive Center Visit
January 17, 2015: San Cristobal to Isabela via Floreana
January 18, 2015: Sierra Negra Volcano Hike
January 19, 2015: Isla Isabela; Adaptive Radiation & Tintoreas Walk/Snorkel
January 20/21, 2015: Isabela to Santa Cruz then to Quito and Home
January 2017
Jan 1 & 2: Pre-trip at Lafayette
Jan 3 – Travel Day
Jan 4 – Guagua Pichincha and tour of Colonial Quito
Jan 5 – Quito to Papallacta
Jan 6 – On to Cotopaxi…
Jan 7 – Up Cotopaxi to the Refuge and then around to the glacier
Jan 8 – Cotopaxi to Salcedo
Jan 9 – Chimborazo, then on to Banos
Jan 10 – del Diable hike, Guango Lodge and travel to Lloa
Jan 11 – Hike up Guagua Pichincha, the bicycle down the volcano
Jan 12 – Study day
Jan 13 – travel to the Galapagos, visit Darwin’s landing site
Jan 14 – Galapagera (tortoise center) and Tintoreas (beach)
Jan 15 – Leon Dormido (snorkel with sharks), Cerro Bruho (tuff cone)
Jan 16 – travel to Isabela via Floreana
Jan 17 – Sierra Negra hike (Vulcan Chico)
Jan 18 – Cabo Rosa walk and snorkel
Jan 19 – travel to Santa Cruz, lava tube, study time
Jan 20/21 – Santa Cruz to Quito and return to the U.S.
January 2019
Group Photos
Model Photos
Fun Photos
Jan 11 – Hike up Guagua Pichincha, the bicycle down the volcano
https://sites.lafayette.edu/ecuador-geology/files/2017/01/bicycle.m4v
