{"id":30281,"date":"2026-11-06T09:07:58","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T17:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=30281"},"modified":"2026-11-06T11:26:45","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T19:26:45","slug":"img-returns-to-ecuador","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2026\/11\/06\/img-news\/img-returns-to-ecuador\/","title":{"rendered":"IMG Returns To Ecuador!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>November 6, 2026<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_30282\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Nov-2026-1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[30281]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30282\" class=\"size-large wp-image-30282\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Nov-2026-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Nov-2026-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Nov-2026-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Nov-2026-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Nov-2026-1-940x705.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Nov-2026-1-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Nov-2026-1-195x146.jpg 195w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Nov-2026-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-30282\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2026 IMG Ecuador Team with Quito in the background (Romulo Cardenas)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ecuador team members arrived safely to Quito and have begun touring the historical sites of <em>Old Town Quito<\/em>.\u00a0 They kicked it all off with a hike above Quito and this afternoon will be spent visiting local museums, beautiful cathedrals and other landmarks.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-30281 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1000030812.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[30281]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1000030812-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-30285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1000030812-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1000030812-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1000030812-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1000030812-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-30285'>\n\t\t\t\tView from the steep stairs at the tower of the Bas\u00edlica del Voto Nacional (Romulo Cardenas)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1000030816.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[30281]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1000030816-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-30287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1000030816-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1000030816-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1000030816-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1000030816-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-30287'>\n\t\t\t\tFront of the Bas\u00edlica del Voto Nacional (Romulo Cardenas)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1000030810.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[30281]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1000030810-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-30286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1000030810-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1000030810-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1000030810-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1000030810-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-30286'>\n\t\t\t\tThe ornate interior of the Iglesia de la Compa\u00f1\u00eda de Jes\u00fas (Romulo Cardenas)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1000030820.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[30281]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1000030820-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-30288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1000030820-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1000030820-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1000030820-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1000030820-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-30288'>\n\t\t\t\tInside the Museo Etnohist\u00f3rico de Artesan\u00edas del Ecuador Mindalae (Romulo Cardenas)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Tonight they&#8217;ll settle in Otavalo, home of the famous indigenous Otavalo Market to grab a nice dinner and rest up for another big day tomorrow!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 6, 2026 Ecuador team members arrived safely to Quito and have begun touring the historical sites of Old Town Quito.\u00a0 They kicked it all off with a hike above Quito and this afternoon will be spent visiting local museums, beautiful cathedrals and other landmarks. 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