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Posts Tagged → Quito

For International Women’s Day, 2026

posted in Pic du Jour on March 8, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 0 Comments

Like Earth Day, Women’s Day is every day.

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Atahualpa on a Bus

posted in Ecuador, Pic du Jour on March 7, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 1 Comment

Linking 20 generations.

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An Accordion Named Freedom

posted in Ecuador, Pic du Jour on February 2, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 0 Comments

A street busker and his wife in front of the Centro Cultural Metropolitano in Quito.

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Man Carrying Four Mannequins, Quito

posted in Ecuador, Photography, Pic du Jour on January 5, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 0 Comments

That’s pretty much all there is to say about this image.

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Stealing Canes From the Blind – a Quito Vignette

posted in Ecuador, Featured, Photography, Vignettes on December 19, 2025 by Bob Ramsak 0 Comments

People in Quito cross themselves. A lot. And not only when I was passing by.

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Remembering the Ecuadorian Potato Lady

posted in Ecuador, Food on November 15, 2025 by Bob Ramsak 2 Comments

“Que loco.”

That’s what the vendor said to me when I asked her if she’s ever counted her potatoes.

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Eared Dove, in Quito

posted in Birds on June 4, 2025 by Bob Ramsak 2 Comments

South America’s most abundant and widespread dove, spotted in Quito.

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Moving in. Watch your head. And look out for the birds.

This is BobRamsak.com, a public notebook by Bob Ramsak.

I’m a long-time journalist, photographer and researcher driven by passions for environmental, social and refugee justice. I’ve visited 62 countries and write something and make pictures (almost) every day. This site is a notebook and photolog where I track and (sometimes) comment on those interests, journal my travels and log my current obsessions. At the moment the most dominant one is my renewed passion for birding and bird photography.

This site primarily serves as a garden for my memories and experiences, which I hope visitors will find useful or of interest. If you find something helpful here, or have a thought or insight to add, please leave a comment or drop me a line to let me know. I’ll be delighted to make your acquaintance.

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