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  Modified image from Google Maps shows the directions to the major local volcanoes from Elsa's home in Calderón. Here is a Google Maps link to the source with Elsa's home in the middle. If you zoom in, you will see Elsa's home. If you scroll down (click and drag), you will eventually see Tungurahua spewing smoke. It erupted violently on the day we arrived in Quito, but it was not visible from Quito and had no discernible effect there.
  To the east northeast: Cayambe in the morning viewed from the roof of Elsa's home in Calderón. Cayambe is Ecuador's third highest peak (5,790 m or 18,997 ft).
  To the southeast: Antisana in the morning viewed from the roof of Elsa's home in Calderón. It is just visible in the center peaking over the tops of the nearer mountans. Antisana is Ecuador's fourth highest peak (5,705 m or 18,717 ft).
  Due south: Cotopaxi in the morning viewed from the roof of Elsa's home in Calderón. Cotopaxi is Ecuador's second highest peak (5,897 m or 19,347 ft).
  To the northwest: Guagua Pichincha in the morning viewed from the roof of Elsa's home in Calderón. It stands 4,787 m or 16,004 ft.
  Cuy on the rotisserie!
  Close-up of cuy on the rotisserie.
  Charcoal grilled guinea pigs and rabbits!
  Cuy ready to be served.
  Only half a cuy for us.
  The two quarters of our half-cuy.
  The cuy is finally served with potatoes (good!), a salad and some avocado. The cuy wasn't too bad. It tasted somewhat like chicken (bet you knew I'd say that) but it was too salty.
  The man in black saw me taking photos of the fast-food restaurants and he insisted that I take a picture of him and his friend with the motorcycle. I didn't feel like arguing about it (he has a machete and a billy club on his belt!).
  Chris took this one because he thought the sign was funny.
  Here is Chris in a video-game store in a Quito mall buying some computer video games for very low prices.
  The amazing, speedy, spray-paint artist at work.
  The amazing, speedy, spray-paint artist at work.
  Here the spray-paint artist uses flame to dry his paint quickly.
  Coming along.
  More flame to dry the paint.
  The moon is ready, but what is that black line for?
  Out comes a stencil.
  Ah -- the black line was a cliff and the stencil provided a howling coyote.
  Emily liked me to raise her to the ceiling.
  Here we are doing a special flip we invented.
  Manolo and Carmen.