Ecuador

1. Quito, Otavala & Mitad del mundo.
Both carrying a small and a big backpack we left our apartment in Montréal on Thursday the 23rd of September. Approximately 15 hours later we arrived safe and sound in Quito, Ecuador’s capital. This would be our home for the coming 8 days. The first three days we visited Quito and its surroundings, the last 5 days we spent in a Spanish school in the colonial, historical part of Quito combined with a home stay.
You can read all about Quito, Otavalo & Mitad del mundo here verder over Quito, Otavala & Mitad del mundo.
Follow these links to find the pictures of Quito,
Otavalo and Mitad del mundo.

2. Cotopaxi
The Cotopaxi is the second highest volcano of Ecuador and one of the highest active volcanos in the world. We biked down the slopes of the volcano, camped where the lava once flowed and hiked up the flanks of the volcano to an altitude of 5000m.
Read all about our adventures on and around the Cotopaxi here.
The pictures can be found here.

3. Quilotoa loop
Quilotoa is a small town in the center of Ecuador that is known for its crater lake. The place offers magnificent hiking possibilities, around the crater and through the valley to nearby communities. We tried it out.
This is where you can find our view on the hike.
Pictures are available through this link.

4. Baños and Puyo
Baños is a small town close to the Tuguranhua volcano that provides the water for Baños' thermal baths. Puyo marks the boundary between the "inhabited" world and the Amazone rain forest, the perfect place for a jungle-trip.
We biked from Baños to Puyo, you can find our story here.
This is where you find the pictures of Baños. Pictures our biking adventure are found here.


5. Shuar family
From Puyo we visited a Shuar family.
You will find all information about our stay in the Amazone rainforest here.
The pictures are located here.


6. Montañita and Isla de la plata
The first weeks of our trip had been hectic and we could use some rest. Where can you better rest than at the coast.
Here you can read the story about our stay at the Ecuadorian coast and about our trip to Isla de la Plata.
This is where the pictures are.


7. Cuenca and Cajas
After our relaxing stay at the coast we travelled to one of the most beautiful historical cities of Ecuador, Cuenca, and visited the Parque Nacional de Cajas.
Read our story here.
Have a look at the pictures here.

8. Vilcabamba and the road to Peru
Before heading for Peru we stopped in Vilcabamba, a city where people grow very old (according to a popular documentary broadcasted some years ago that made the place turn into a resort).
You will find more here.
These links bring you to the pictures of Vilcabamba and the road to Peru.