Category: Ecuador

After all the traveling it was time for some relaxed time. So Babsi and I went to Vilcabamba, a town where people grew very old. Stayed in the nice Hosteria Izhcayluma a few kilometers outside of the town. Very nice place for a longer stay.

Next stop on the way South was Cuenca, a colonial city. After a look at the nice city we went shopping. Babsi was looking for a hat for her mother so we went to THE hatter of Cuenca who is manufacturing the famous Panama hats. Afterward I was looking for a nice Christmas present for Elli.

Went up early in the morning to get the transfer to the lodge where I would meet Babsi and our guide for the climbing of Cotopaxi, which is one of the highest active volcanoes in the world.

After the hike around the Laguna Quilotoa Claudia und I did not feel too good so we headed back to Quito to see a doctor. Of course, I stayed in Casa Bambu again. Thanks to all the awesome people staying there for the very warm welcome I got! And the caring over the next few days! Helped a lot!

Weather was supposed to be better now therefore we headed to Latacunga the starting point for a four days hike around the Laguna Quilotoa, an amazing Crater Lake.

Due to a bad weather prognosis Wouter got for the Quilotoa region, we postponed the hike there and went to Baños instead. It is a…

The weekend after finishing the language school I went to Otavalo with Yanapuma. First we visited the animal market. A lot of animals! Chicken are…

Well, my next stop was Quito to take some Spanish lessons. Back to school. Definitely a really really strange feeling. I am not used to…