Day 135: Cuenca, Ecuador Getting to Cuenca involved a long and exhausting eight-hour bus ride from Banos and the next day we were all still tired from traveling. Everyone told me we should go to Cuenca but I didn’t know much about the city other than it had 52 churches, one for every Sunday. Fortunately my [...]
Day 135: Cuenca, Ecuador Getting to Cuenca involved a long and exhausting eight-hour bus ride from Banos and the next day we were all still tired from traveling. Everyone told me we should go to Cuenca but I didn’t know much about the city other than it had 52 churches, one for every Sunday. Fortunately my [...]
Day 133: Banos, Ecuador Heading to Banos was a change of pace for traveling; while we loved the jungle tour, most people come to Banos for the spa treatments. On our first day we had already taken advantage of the cheap massages and facials; we had discovered the hostel jacuzzi but what really intrigued us [...]
Day 131: Banos, Ecuador It was only noon and we still had 6 hours left of the tour. Luis told us that there was a waterfall he wanted us to see and it would only be a ten minute walk into the jungle and it was an easy walk. Luis is a lovely man, but [...]
Day 131: Banos, Ecuador Banos is most famous for its thermal pools, which are popular with both Ecuadorian tourists as well as those farther abroad. But as soon as you arrive to this little town you see the area has much more to offer and every second storefront wants to tell you about it. Our [...]
