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The IIIEncuentro Internacionál de Arqueología Amazonica, or the Third International
Meetings for Amazonian Archaeology, were recently held at FLACSO, in Quito,
Ecuador. The lion’s share of the credit for organizing such a well-run and
teriffic conference goes to Stephen Rostain, who had the participants lodged
in a fine hotel, the Hotel Quito, shuttled by bus all over the city, including
to FLACSO, where the talks were held, and to museums all around the city, where
we attended all kinds of exhibit premieres and otherwise announced our presence
in the city. I hadn’t been in Ecuador in perhaps 13 years, and to my eyes Quito
has changed quite a bit. Of course, much of that is conditioned by staying in a
fancy tourist hotel, and spending dollars (US currency is valid in Ecuador). I
had the chance to catch up with several old friends, and make several new ones,
which really is the point of an academic conference. I am looking
forward to the next EIAA, which will be held in Iquitos, Perú.
