As part of our Frequent Flyer series, we post follow up stories from previously spotlighted travelers. Parker is a professional photographer that has traveled the world extensively and spent the last six months driving from Montana to South America with his friends for their Vanajeros project. In his previous feature, he shared his experiences traveling throughout Simeuleu, Indonesia, documenting daily life, while surfing with his older brother. Now he's back to shed light on the vast amount of adventures, cultures, and beauty that exists within Ecuador and the refreshing amount of nationalism he experienced throughout his stay.

When I returned to the States, myself and three of my friends, Joel, Aidan, and Madison, hopped in a van for the Vanajeros project to spend the next six months driving from Montana to South America to photograph and hand out portraits to our subjects along the way. It was our way of showing appreciation to the people who were generous enough to give us their time.