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Inca cities and panama hats
As we expected, the breakfast on Tuesday morning at Hostal Macaw was excellent. We had fruit juice (tree tomato), cereal, yoghurt, bananas, papaya, eggs, fried manioc, cheese, lovely brown bread with wholegrains, homemade blackberry jam and coffee. It was delicious!
The husband and wife owners both spoke good English and whilst we were …
ALPACA! No wait... That might be a llama...
... happened! The adventures continue as I am learning (slowly, but its happening!) to take in and enjoy every moment! I hope everyone back home and other travelers are having a spectacular December and are looking forward to the upcoming holiday season! I'm not sure 'bout you, but no matter where I am, I tend to get that warm fuzzy feeling around this time of year with all the excitement in the air! I wish everyone an extraordinary final month of 2012! Talk again soon! Ciao for ...
At Banos, near Cuenca
... was lifted off the truck by 2 forklifts. Our hearts did stop beating for a while as the container teetered in the air while the truck drove off, and then it was set down in the middle of the road…. other traffic whizzing past on either side! All ended well, and our truck was driven out of the container in one piece. And then into the mad Guayaquil traffic!!!
An interesting sighting on the road was a funeral procession on the way ...
Cuenca- Ingapirca and Cajas National Park
... to see the women carrying children, baskets and chickens on their backs. Our next stop was Ingapirca! This is the only standing Inca ruin in Ecuador. Inga means Inca and Pirca means wall. It was a fortress, place of vacation for Incan nobles and also a meeting place for the Incan and Canyari culture. This was the Canyari's land and the structure was built so they could have a glimpse into the Incan lifestyle to see if they wanted to join in. The structure includes ...
13th Anniversary Trip!
... as sense pleasure, for sure!
We decided to go to Cajas the following day.
Cajas is an incredible National Park not far out of Cuenca. It is COLD there. We wore long sleeves and parkas, and the wind tried to take it all off of us. We stopped at the three crosses, Las Tres Cruces, and viewed some of the over 200 lakes in the area. A special grass grows there and conditions are similar to the tundra in sections. Rolling hills are scattered with lakes and cascading waterfalls. ...