Videos tagged with "large"

South from Texas: Ep. 10 - "Lagartos" in the City (Guayaquil, Ecuador) [06:33]
In this episode we take a little trip up the Guayas river to Guayaquil, the largest city in Ecuador. Due to its location, the city is right in the heart of Iguana territory, and the large reptiles have taken over one of the city's many small parks, giving it the nickname "Parque de las Iguanas."
Tags: Guayaquil, Ecuador, South America, Latin America, Lizard, Iguana, Travel, Tourism, Adventure

The Big Amazonas River [02:02]
The Amazon River in South America is the second longest in the world and by far the largest by waterflow with an average discharge greater than the next seven largest rivers combined (not including Madeira and Rio Negro, which are tributaries of the Amazon). The Amazon, which has the largest drainage basin in the world, about 7050000 square kilometres (2720000 sq mi), accounts for approximately one-fifth of the world's total river flow. In its upper stretches, above the confluence of the Negro River, the Amazon is called Solimões in Brazil; however, in Peru, Colombia and Ecuador, as well as the rest of the Spanish-speaking world, the river is generally called the Amazon downstream from the confluence of the Marañón and Ucayali rivers in Peru. The Ucayali-Apurímac river system is considered the main source of the Amazon. The width of the Amazon varies between 1.6 and 10 kilometres (1.0 and 6.2 mi) at low stage, but expands during the wet season to 48 kilometres (30 mi) or more. The river enters the Atlantic Ocean in a broad estuary about 240 kilometres (150 mi) wide. The mouth of the main stem is 80 kilometres (50 mi).[5] Because of its vast dimensions, it is sometimes called The River Sea. The first bridge in the Amazon river system (over the Rio Negro) opened on October 10, 2010. It is just outside Manaus. In this video you see the amazong flooding station in Leticia - Amazonas 2012.
Tags: Amazon, River, South, America, Madeira, Rio, Negro, Trains, Boats, Aircraft, Tourism, Water, Solimoes, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Amazonas, Marañom, Ucayali, Manaus, Iquitos, Leticia, flood, flooding, Kayak

Bitter, Bitter, Ayambi: a magical song against anger.mov [01:46]
Bitter Ayambi (recorded and translated from Kichwa by Tod Swanson) is a magical song meant to protect the singer from the anger of her relatives. The song works by linking the identity of the singer to that a large iguanaesque lizard called an ayambi. The ayambi works as a poignant image for an elderly lady because it has loose rolls of scaly skin that jiggle when it walks and it is almost always seen alone. Because of the magical song, when those who are angry see an ayambi their anger will be changed to compassion for the elderly singer.
Tags: Kichwa, Amazonian region, lizard, magical song, ritual, shuar, pastaza, Ecuador, Andes and Amazon Field School

Lima Peru 2012 Ciudad de los Reyes (City of Kings) Part 3 [05:48]
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima Metropolitan Area. With a population approaching 9 million, Lima is the fourth largest city in South America. Lima was founded by Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro on January 18, 1535, as la Ciudad de los Reyes, or "the City of Kings". It became the capital and most important city in the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru. Following the Peruvian War of Independence, it became the capital of the Republic of Peru. Today, around one-third of the Peruvian population lives in the metropolitan area. Lima is home to one of the oldest higher learning institutions in the New World. The National University of San Marcos, founded on May 12, 1551 during Spanish colonial regime, is the oldest continuously functioning university in the Americas. Lima's architecture is characterized by a mix of styles. Examples of early colonial architecture include the Monastery of San Francisco, the Cathedral of Lima and the Torre Tagle Palace. These constructions are generally influenced by the Spanish baroque, Spanish Neoclassicism, and Spanish Colonial styles. After independence, a gradual shift towards the neoclassical and Art Nouveau styles took place. Many of these constructions were greatly influenced by ...
Tags: Lima, Peru, 2012, San Isidro District, San Borja, Miraflores, Lookingflowers, modern, city, architecture, financial, district, Inca, Empire, Machu Picchu, beaches, playas, skyline, freefalling, buildings, music, class, epic, beauty, beautiful, Argentina,

Ecuador Adventure 11, WaterFalls, Museum & Markets.wmv [07:42]
Visiting a recreation park, university museum and market places in Otavalo area. University museum has a large collection of many historical events exhibited by dolls, which are very interesting for the histroy of Ecuador. Markets are very busy places. Recorded in Feb. 2012.
Tags: Ecuador