Las Piscinas de la Virgen Banos

Banos at the Tunguragua Tea Room, WWOOFing here with several others that have been great to work with! Taking care of the owners dogs has been fun and taking them for very long hard walks in the morning has made this place wirth it!
The day starts at 7:30 with the walk until about 10 and then a short tea break... Then Lunch from 12-1 and the …

When we arrived in Baņos, the owner of the hostel told us not to worry about the volcano... WHAT?!?! WHICH VOLCANO!?!? The one we saw on the local news the other day? Yes... Oh that is here is it.... But when the owner of the hostel showed us a map and gave us some more information about the situation we realised that Baņos is very close to Volcano …

Why anyone would name their town Toilet or bathroom is beyond me, but that is what Banos means in English..(FYI)

We got a cab to the bus station - Terminal Quitumbe. The hotel owner told us it shouldn't cost more than $8, sweet! It took almost an hour to get there, it's miles away! The Lonely Planet warns you about this bus station saying …

After Latacunga and trekkingsome huge volcanoes, it was time for more volcanoes!! This time in Banos, which is home to Ecuador's most active volcano. So active, tour companies run buses up to a viewing point where, on a good night you can see lava spiting out from within. I was a bit apprehensive as to how active the volcano was, maybe a little ash …

... them from Tungurahua's glaciated flanks.  Locals swear that the baths are good for your health.  We went to Las piscinas de la Virgen, just a short walk from our hotel.  There are three baths altogether: one is cold, another is warm and ...

... and waked alongside.  There was a huge police presence too and the statue made its way to the thermal springs - Las piscinas de la Virgen.  We walked with it to there and then what we presumed was the Mayor addressed the people and thanked ...

... our adventures in the Quilotoa area during the previous 6 days. Our day began with a visit to Las Piscinas de la Virgen, a collection of 3 concrete rectangular thermal baths of different temperatures located immediately next to a waterfall just minutes ...

... had a such a great time though. My days were spent relaxing on the roof terrace of Plantas y Blanco or in Las Piscinas de la Virgen, the beautiful thermal baths under the waterfall. My nights were spent perfecting my salsa at Good Bar. Loved everything. ...

... van de meest toeristische plaatsen in Ecuador... Gisteren hebben we hier niet veel uitgestoken, in de de hete baden van īLas Piscinas de la Virgenīgelegen, terrasjes gedaan, ... Net wat we nodig hadden na twee weken non stop actie... Maar 1 dag niks ...

... to the pool. After asking a cab driver in my recovering Spanish which was the best pool in town, he directed us to Las Piscinas de la Virgen, which was right next to our hostal. For one dollar we were able to enter the pools, and for another dollar we ...