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        <div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">What you want to do is stay in the Yellow House in Mindo: <span><a href="http://ecuadormindobirds.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yellow House Trails & Lodge, Mindo, Ecuador.  Hacienda ‘San Vicente’.  Garzon Jaramillo Family. ~ Lodge ~ Forest Trails ~ Birds ~ Tranquility ~ Quietness ~  Soft Nature Sounds 24/7 ~ Nature/Mountain views from every cabin window. (ecuadormindobirds.net)</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Ideally if you can afford it hire Julia as a day trip guide for the days you're there. She can also arrange transport to/from Quito for a modest price if you need that: <span><a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g609138-d15817016-r823373969-Mindo_Bird_Guide-Mindo_Pichincha_Province.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="enhancr_card_7317911532">Julia Patiño Birding Guide - Review of Mindo Bird Guide, Mindo, Ecuador - Tripadvisor</a></span><div><br></div><div id="ydpf6ab7a24enhancr_card_7317911532" class="ydpf6ab7a24yahoo-link-enhancr-card ydpf6ab7a24ymail-preserve-class ydpf6ab7a24ymail-preserve-style" style="max-width:400px;font-family:YahooSans, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" data-url="https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g609138-d15817016-r823373969-Mindo_Bird_Guide-Mindo_Pichincha_Province.html" data-type="YENHANCER" data-size="MEDIUM" contenteditable="false"><a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g609138-d15817016-r823373969-Mindo_Bird_Guide-Mindo_Pichincha_Province.html" style="text-decoration:none !important;color:#000 !important" class="ydpf6ab7a24yahoo-enhancr-cardlink" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><table border="0" class="ydpf6ab7a24card-wrapper ydpf6ab7a24yahoo-ignore-table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="max-width:400px"><tbody><tr><td width="400"><table border="0" class="ydpf6ab7a24card ydpf6ab7a24yahoo-ignore-table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="max-width:400px;border-width:1px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(224, 228, 233);border-radius:2px"><tbody><tr><td class="ydpf6ab7a24card-primary-image-cell" background="https://s.yimg.com/lo/api/res/1.2/RCsLZgihfUWtfUUhi8d0zQ--~A/Zmk9ZmlsbDt3PTQwMDtoPTIwMDthcHBpZD1pZXh0cmFjdA--/https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/16/2f/2c/e9/getlstd-property-photo.jpg.cf.jpg" bgcolor="#000000" valign="top" height="175" style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-size: cover; position: relative; border-radius: 2px 2px 0px 0px; min-height: 175px;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><v:rect fill="true" stroke="false" style="width:396px;height:175px;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;"><v:fill type="frame" color="#000000" src="https://s.yimg.com/lo/api/res/1.2/RCsLZgihfUWtfUUhi8d0zQ--~A/Zmk9ZmlsbDt3PTQwMDtoPTIwMDthcHBpZD1pZXh0cmFjdA--/https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/16/2f/2c/e9/getlstd-property-photo.jpg.cf.jpg"/></v:rect><![endif]--><table border="0" class="ydpf6ab7a24card-overlay-container-table ydpf6ab7a24yahoo-ignore-table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td class="ydpf6ab7a24card-overlay-cell" background="https://s.yimg.com/cv/ae/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV21/1/enhancr_gradient-400x175.png" bgcolor="transparent" valign="top" style="background-color: transparent; border-radius: 2px 2px 0px 0px; min-height: 175px;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><v:rect fill="true" stroke="false" style="width:396px;height:175px;position:absolute;top:-18px;left:0;"><v:fill type="pattern" color="#000000" src="https://s.yimg.com/cv/ae/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV21/1/enhancr_gradient-400x175.png"/><v:textbox inset="0,0,20px,0"><![endif]--><table border="0" class="ydpf6ab7a24yahoo-ignore-table" height="175" style="width: 100%; min-height: 175px;"><tbody><tr><td class="ydpf6ab7a24card-richInfo2" style="text-align:left;padding:15px 0 0 15px;vertical-align:top"></td><td class="ydpf6ab7a24card-actions" style="text-align:right;padding:15px 15px 0 0;vertical-align:top"><div class="ydpf6ab7a24card-share-container"></div></td></tr></tbody></table><!--[if gte mso 9]></v:textbox></v:rect><![endif]--></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td><table border="0" align="center" class="ydpf6ab7a24card-info ydpf6ab7a24yahoo-ignore-table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:#fff;position:relative;z-index:2;width:100%;max-width:400px;border-radius:0 0 2px 2px;border-top:1px solid rgb(224, 228, 233)"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:16px 0 16px 12px;vertical-align:top;border-radius:0 0 0 2px"><img class="ydpf6ab7a24card-object-1 ydpf6ab7a24yahoo-ignore-inline-image ydpf6ab7a24ymail-preserve-class" src="https://s.yimg.com/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV2/23/logos/tripadvisor.png" height="36" style="min-width:36px;margin-top:3px"></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding:12px 24px 16px 12px;width:99%;font-family:YahooSans, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;border-radius:0 0 2px 0"><h2 class="ydpf6ab7a24card-title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                    On Friday, February 17, 2023 at 12:16:05 PM PST, Jeff Borsecnik <jeffborsecnik@msn.com> wrote:
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Anyone have a modestly(?) priced lodge to recommend in the cloud forest accessible from Quito? ... And/or any (other) suggested birding trips that work in few-day window from that city, other than the islands?</div>
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(The lodges I've seen so far are too expensive for me, especially on top of Galapagos trip, so this add-on trip leg has to be relatively "budget.")</div>
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