November 14, 2011 | 11 Comments

Iguanas have habited the Simon Bolivar plaza of downtown Guayaquil for generations. Very friendly and virtually domesticated, these lizards are one of the top attractions of the city.

Guayaquil is the biggest city in Ecuador and is located on the the western bank of river Guayas as it meets the Pacific ocean. Having spent the past three weeks in Andean highlands, the moment my bus fro...
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November 12, 2011 | 9 Comments

Quilotoa loop is a circular route that explores remote villages, mountains and river canyons to the west of Latacunga, with Lake Quilota as its principal attraction. Starting from the small town of Latacunga, I headed north-west to a village called Isinlivi on the first day. On the second day, along with some random travellers, I hiked from Isinlivi to Chugchilan and continued onwards to Quilotoa ...
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November 9, 2011 | 12 Comments

According to a local legend, El Lechero (a tree on top of a hill) and Lake San Pablo are the souls of two lovers from rival families (an excellent plot for Bollywood movies). Unable to get their families to reconcile, they decided to escape to be with each other. Unfortunately the lovers were caught in their attempt and cursed into a tree (Lechero) and a lake (San Pablo). According to another stor...
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September 26, 2011 | 12 Comments

Hitch hiking two rides from Latacunga, I ended up in the little tourist town of Baños in the central Andes. The town is located at the base of the active Tungurahua volcano, which has been pretty active lately with the last eruption reported in April 2011.

Originating from Quichua tunguri (throat), rahua (fire) “Throat of Fire”, I wasn’t able to see the volcano for two days ...
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December 27, 2010 | No Comments yet

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