Ecuador

Person on the Swing at the end of the World shown against the surrounding landscape

The Swing at the End of the World – Baños – Ecuador

I visited Baños last year while I was in Ecuador, biking the Waterfall Route (which ends at the incredible Pailón del Diablo), ziplining for the first time at Puntzan, and surviving an amazing canyoning experience. I repeated the first of these excursions when Pedro and Raúl came to visit, and visited another of the most popular attractions …

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View along the narrow ridge of Los Miradores hike in Podocarpus National Park near Loja, Ecuador

Hiking Ecuador – Podocarpus National Park near Loja

My original plan last year was to travel from Cuenca to Loja and Vilcabamba in southern Ecuador before heading to Peru.  That was scuppered when I had to hightail it to Peru directly from Cuenca to arrive in time to do the incredible 10-day Huayhuash Circuit trek.  So when my friends Pedro and Raúl decided they wanted …

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