Into the Andes

Gallery: Man & FaunaPosted January 1, 2013219 views4 comments

This is a photo of Quito, Ecuador, showing the urban sprawl into the Andes Mountains. Quito is built into a valley and in order to grow, it must spread into the Andes. This is causing significant issues with traffic, water supply and more.

Canon 1D MkIII, Canon 100-400mm @ 100mm. ISO 400, 1/800 sec, f/9. Tripod mounted

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on January 5, 2013 at 10:07 PM

Paul,
Great advantage point for this capture, over population is a problem that mankind will have to someday deal with in a serious way, not in my life time however. The first ridge above the tree line to the right looks like the shape of a face. You can easily make out the nose, two eyes and the brow. Cool place to retire to, Well Done.

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Comment posted by Paul Wolf on January 6, 2013 at 8:46 AM

Mike, thank you for your comments. Yes, I did see the man in the mountain. Here, it seems those are everywhere I think owing to the many, many peaks that are the Andes. In Yunguilla, they have the "Sleeping Lady"; in Ingapirca, they have the "Inca Warrior". I've even spotted a few others that are quite obvious. Hey, maybe I can name one, kinda like a discovery!

Oh, and yes, Ecuador is a really cool place to retire. We absolutely love it here, but you don't want to get me started on that.

Thank you, again!

Registered on December 31, 2012, 13 Posts, 44 Comments

Comment posted by Carl Battreall on January 8, 2013 at 12:54 PM

Nice image of a "growing" issue throughout the world.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 9, 2013 at 11:21 AM

Congrats on the WP! - a telling tale in many places in the worrld -

Sandy

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