Videos tagged with "outside"

View from ridge outside Isinliví, Ecuador [00:16]
View from ridge outside Isinliví, Ecuador
Tags: Ecuador (Country), Isinliví

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

Bridge Jumping / Puenting - Baños, Ecuador [00:44]
Bridge Jumping off the San Francisco Bridge outside Baños, Ecuador
Tags: Ecuador (Country), Bridge Jumping, Puenting, outdoor sports

Hail Storm in Cuenca Ecuador [00:39]
Earlier today (February 29, 2012) we experienced a significant hail storm here in Cuenca, Ecuador. While hail isn't unheard of, it isn't very common. This is the biggest hail storm we've seen since we've been here. There was thunder and lightening and huge amounts of rain. Sorry for the poor quality video ... was hard to get outside to get good footage.
Tags: cuenca ecuador, hail storm, south america, weather patterns, rain storm, thunder storms, andes mountains

Pululahua Volcano - Quito, Ecuador [00:43]
The Pululahua is an active volcano about an hour outside of Quito and five minutes from la mitad del mundo. Here our tour guide is calling to the gods off the Earth to thank them for letting us visit their land.
Tags: Pululahua, Volcano, Quito, la mitad del mundo, Mitad Del Mundo, Ecuador