I took 474 pictures on this trip but won't make you look at all of them!
The terrain leaving Ibarra is pretty dry.
What we might call a "rest stop" along the side of the road
Roadside Catholic "shrine" and public (pay-to-use) restrooms
Restaurant and car repair shop
Beach hotel
(We're quite a ways from the beach here!)
Restaurant
Get your tires aired or your car repaired here.
The bridge over nothing much
Harvesting something on the highway
(That section is closed anyway for roadwork farther ahead.)
Man with machete
If people tried to climb aboard public transport with the things they bring on the buses here, there would be severe security sanctions!
This is an area of many greenhouses - mainly for tomatoes and roses.
As we move farther north, the landscape gets greener.
Lots of roadwork!
More greenhouses
Routine traffic stop
They're usually checking for things like registration, seat belt use (in the front seat) and helmets (on motorcycles).
Milk processing plant
Presidential elections were in mid-February, so there were lots of flags and posters promoting the various candidates.
Lots of places to get your car repaired!
Hopefully they repair your car better than they repair their workshop.
Picturesque little village nestled in the hillside
Putting up a traffic light
Some road work is done with big machines, but much is done by hand.
Now we're getting to the part of the country that I find especially beautiful.
Taking a break
Another roadside shrine
These are very common here.
Selling carrots
Entering Tulcán
This is the police check for drugs for all traffic coming from Tulcán.
Customs storage
Perhaps for confiscated goods?
School children
Roll your car up on those ramps, and the service people will take a look at the underside from down in the pit.
Approaching the terminal
From Tulcán, we take a taxi to the border and then switch taxis to travel the last stretch to Ipiales. My phone was out of battery by this time, so the pictures end here for this trip.
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