{"id":472,"date":"2016-06-21T14:40:25","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T14:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/?p=472"},"modified":"2016-06-21T23:29:45","modified_gmt":"2016-06-21T23:29:45","slug":"my-ecuador-higher-educationk-12-leadership-study-abroad-trip-friday-june-10th-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/?p=472","title":{"rendered":"My Ecuador Higher Education\/K-12 Leadership Study Abroad Trip: Friday June 10th, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On this day, the first thing on the agenda\u00a0was to visit the the, &#8220;Tulipe Archaeological Museum&#8221;, \u00a0located in a town named, &#8220;Tulipe&#8221;. This attraction consisted of both an inside and outside museum area. I found it fascinating. According to the tour guide, this\u00a0museum was built right on the actual ancient site built by an indigenous\u00a0culture called the Yumbo people, whom\u00a0archeologists believed lived in that area\u00a0between 800 and 1660 AD.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Tupileinside.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-704 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Tupileinside-576x1024.png\" alt=\"Tupileinside\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Tupileinside-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Tupileinside-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Tupileinside-768x1365.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Tupileinside-562x999.png 562w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Archeologists believe that the typical Yumbo male looked like this and that when they traveled, they carried\u00a0baskets full of supplies on their backs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/YUmbo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-707 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/YUmbo-576x1024.png\" alt=\"YUmbo\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/YUmbo-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/YUmbo-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/YUmbo-768x1365.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/YUmbo-562x999.png 562w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What was most interesting about this culture is that the archeologists who investigated the site found three distinct\u00a0land formations, which appeared to be pools that were formally filled with water, that were apparently used as ceremonial sites by this society. Each one had a unique form and archeologists can only speculate what the different formation meant. Additionally, the pool shaped land formations are the original ones investigated by archeologists and they are\u00a0located right in the back yard of\u00a0the museum building.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a picture of one of the pool shape formations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ppol1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-709 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ppol1-576x1024.png\" alt=\"ppol1\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ppol1-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ppol1-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ppol1-768x1365.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ppol1-562x999.png 562w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is a picture of another pool formation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ppol2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-710 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ppol2-576x1024.png\" alt=\"ppol2\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ppol2-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ppol2-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ppol2-768x1365.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ppol2-562x999.png 562w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Next, we walked around a crater\u00a0created after the, &#8220;Pululahua\u00a0Volcano of Ecuador&#8221;, collapsed approximately\u00a0\u00a02300-2500 years ago. This area has been declared by the law in\u00a0Ecuador as \u00a0a, &#8220;Geobotanical Reserve&#8221;.\u00a0Here is a sign located in front of the site.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IntMusea.png\"><br \/>\n<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Reserve.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-702 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Reserve-576x1024.png\" alt=\"Reserve\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Reserve-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Reserve-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Reserve-768x1365.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Reserve-562x999.png 562w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is a picture of me walking around the crater area posing in front of some native plants and flowers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Crater.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-711 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Crater-768x1024.png\" alt=\"Crater\" width=\"634\" height=\"845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Crater-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Crater-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Crater-749x999.png 749w, https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Crater.png 1944w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The third location we visited was the \u00a0Ini-Nan Museum located around the corner from\u00a0the, &#8220;Middle of the World&#8221;, monument. It has a website located here:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/museointinan.com.ec\">http:\/\/museointinan.com.ec<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is a picture of a sign located in the front of\u00a0the museum entrance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IntMusea.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-701 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IntMusea-576x1024.png\" alt=\"IntMusea\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IntMusea-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IntMusea-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IntMusea-768x1365.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IntMusea-562x999.png 562w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is a picture of me standing in the, &#8220;Middle of the World&#8221;, inside this museum.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/MiddleWorld.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-714 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/MiddleWorld-768x1024.png\" alt=\"MiddleWorld\" width=\"634\" height=\"845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/MiddleWorld-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/MiddleWorld-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/MiddleWorld-749x999.png 749w, https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/MiddleWorld.png 1944w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On this day, the first thing on the agenda\u00a0was to visit the the, &#8220;Tulipe Archaeological Museum&#8221;, \u00a0located in a town named, &#8220;Tulipe&#8221;. This attraction consisted of both an inside and outside museum area. I found it fascinating. According to the tour guide, this\u00a0museum was built right on the actual ancient site built by an indigenous\u00a0culture [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[226],"tags":[225,229,228,223,195],"class_list":["post-472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-higher-education-leadership-study","tag-ecuador","tag-global-citizen","tag-professional-development","tag-study-abroad","tag-trip"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=472"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":716,"href":"https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472\/revisions\/716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nycrican.soy\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}