While I was in Cuenca at the hat shop, Andres told me that at the moment there was the “florecimiento de los Guayacanes”, a tree tha...

Chasing guayacanes! (Ecuador)



While I was in Cuenca at the hat shop, Andres told me that at the moment there was the “florecimiento de los Guayacanes”, a tree that flowers for about 8 days once a year!

I had read that there were a couple of towns near Cuenca that were worth visiting so Anna and I hoped into a local bus and headed to three...

Outside Cuenca (Ecuador)


I had read that there were a couple of towns near Cuenca that were worth visiting so Anna and I hoped into a local bus and headed to three towns.

After Baños we headed to Cuenca, the most charming city yet! To be honest it looks a little bit like Quito but in a smaller version.

Cuenca (Ecuador)

After Baños we headed to Cuenca, the most charming city yet! To be honest it looks a little bit like Quito but in a smaller version.

After a couple of days in Quito we decided to make our way down south to Baños. In between Baños and quito there were places like Coto...

Baños



After a couple of days in Quito we decided to make our way down south to Baños. In between Baños and quito there were places like Cotopaxi and Quilotoa that we could have stopped at but with the rainy weather and foggy skies, plus my bad back and not being able to hike, we decided to skip it and go straight to Baños.

Quito has a lot of things to offer other than its beautiful old centre. On our second day in Quito we took the bus to la Mitad del mu...

Quito 2


Quito has a lot of things to offer other than its beautiful old centre. On our second day in Quito we took the bus to la Mitad del mundo, the middle of the world!

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