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Vilcabamba Slideshow
Vilcabamba
Travel Blogs from Vilcabamba, Ecuador
Sig and Tony and Deb's Excellent Adventure
This is a top pick! ... way we were going to be happy in there so Siggy talked us into heading up?, down? over? the mountain towards Vilcabamba. We all had reservations a few days later in this little village having heard great things about a particular ...
Playing Cowboy in the Andes
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ĄMe gusta la gasolina!
This is a top pick! ... liver in Brisbane. It seems I have a habit of stumbling upon spiritual things. Walking into the divine hostel Izhcayluma in Vilcabamba yesterday the first thing I saw was not the amazing view over the valley or the gorgeous pool but a badly drawn and ...
Stalled in Vilcabamba
This is a top pick! ... songs she sang was given to her from an ancient cedar tree……really nice kid who had never heard of Ecuador or specifically Vilcabamba until a dream propelled her to Google Search and then to a an airline ticket office. That story was ...
Breaking a world record (we reckon!)
This is a top pick! ... .30 - arrived Zumba. Nice town and we were getting excited now. Not only was it civilisation but we may reach our destination, Vilcabamba. Found out there was a bus at 16.00 to Vilcabamba were v happy and got tickets too. Scouted for some food as had ...
Feliz Navidad means too much rum!
This is a top pick! ... cross, on the summit (a bit of scramble up loose rocks) from where we had the most glorious 360 degree view of Vilcabamba and neighbouring valleys. We decided to walk the circuit track rather than return the way weīd come... this involved a ...
Long bus rides and strange spa shenanigans
This is a top pick! ... tropical fruits - there is definitely a good side to the cuisine here! Next we caught a bus south to the village of Vilcabamba. Another stomach churning ride around mountain passes and with death defying drops at my side of the bus, but this time on a ...
Bruised Bacon
This is a top pick! ... night in the medium-sized city of Loja. The next morning we took a mini-bus (basically a conversion van, our first in Ecuador) to Vilcabamba. At first we thought it looked like a pretty easy trip, because there were only five passengers who got on at the ...
The Streets of Quito
This is a top pick! ... The three sharks circled in confusion then sped off into the night. Where Does All the Small Change Go? No one in Ecuador can make change. Upscale shops, busy restaurants, street vendors - it doesn't matter. When you buy something you're expected ...
Oil Barons and Memories of Ice Cream
This is a top pick! ... for myself how long these people live. Then maybe in the morning, I'll take a spin down the San Pedro highway. Of Note: Vilcabamba is in southern Ecuador, about 50 km from the Peruvian border. Check out our happy hillside escape at ...
Sitting still for a change
This is a top pick! ... saying that it looks like Dave has stopped eating!) and looked at some posh restaurant options for dinner - Madre Tierra or Hosteria Vilcabamba. They must have wondered why an out of breath very red looking brit wanted to eat looking so awful! Later ...
Southern Ecuador
This is a top pick! ... district and checking out a museum, we decided the big city was not where we wanted to be and jumped on a bus to Vilcabamba... a small, super laid-back town in the southern highlands. Vilcabamba is quiet ... almost too quiet. The town is basically closed ...
Heading South to Vilcabamba
This is a top pick! ... in the 19th century designating this area the 'Garden of Ecuador'. An hours drive south of Loja is the small community of Vilcabamba, nestled in the "Valley of Longevity" and famed for it's long-lived inhabitants. We figured that if we stayed here for ...
Classes de Espagnol!!
This is a top pick! ... and she gave private lessons to an all manner of people including...wait for this...Joan Collins who had a private residence in Vilcabamba! Oh yes...I mingle with the elite! Talk about brain-hurt though bearing in mind we havenīt really been stretching ...
Relaxing over Easter in the hippy hangout
We had seen an advert for Vilcabamba a few weeks ago and it seemed like the perfect place to chill out after not stopping for a very long time. In the south of Ecuador it is situated perfectly in the mountains where it has now become a gringo ...
Ecuador!
... dinner with them at a pizza joint. Another day in Loja exploring the cities many parks, and then caught a bus to Vilcabamba - beautiful mountain village very popular with tourists. Its said that many travelers come here and many end up staying...so I may ...
Rest and Relaxation in Southern Ecuador
Spent a few days in Vilcabamba. Itīs know as a bit of a hippie town and has a reputation for the longevity of itīs residents (many centigenarians in the area). I stayed at a place called Izhcayluma where for the whoipping price of $9 I got a ...
The Hut
After limping up to the porch of our lodging, Jorge made us tuna sandwiches. We sat down, slowly, to eat them, and fed the dogs the burnt crusts of our bread while the horses, tethered in the front yard, rested one hind leg at a time and dozed. ...
Full Circle in the Valley of the Huilcos
We arrived and went back to sleep for a few hours, since the power was out anyway. Apparently, rainfall in Ecuador is at an unprecedented low, and the dams retaining water for their hydroelectric plants are nearly empty. As a result, the power ...
There will be mud
... exception. While the town ainīt much, the people there were warm and friendly, more so than ny other town in Ecuador. So overall Ecuador was okay, Otavalo was interesting, but overall no great shakes. Of course we only saw a tiny slice of ...
A relaxing stay in Vilcabamba
... capital of the world. From there we traveled into the mountains once again to the quiet cloud forest town of Vilcabamba. We stayed in the Rumi Wilco eco-lodge, which is run by a family of biologists and has several acres of ...
Valley of Longevity
... restaurants along the streets. Known for the tendency of locals to live well past the expected age rate, Vilcabamba is a touristy, hippie travellers town where the mountainous scenery creates a peaceful atmosphere for travelers from aroud the world ...
COS
As our service is coming to an end. Peace Corps Ecuador sponsors a few days of relaxation, bonding, and information sessions to get us ready to move on with our lives. I'm very excited to go back to the States, but it was tough thinking about all of the ...
Almost sucked into mountain paradise
... and spacing in this blog entry, I will do my best to keep it looking good...the keyboard is funny. I arrived in Vilcabamba, my first destination in Ecuador at 2:30am and found a hostal around 3. It had been a long an exhausting day, so I was ...
Christmas Hike
We rose bright and early Christmas day, and, after a quick breakfast, gathered our gear for our traditional Christmas day hike. Our plan was to take the trail uphill into the primary cloudforest and ...
The Valley of Eternal Youth
... , but they were still between 2 and 4 hours long and had some climbs to get fantastic views of the valley, the town of Vilcabamba and the national park Podocarpus. There were a few hair raising moments on the walk where we had to dodge humongous bee type ...
Ecuador
... i had time to go there. So now back to Cuenca where iīm typing this up, probably my last entry as from now i go back to Vilcabamba to catch up with some friends before we head off to Lima, via a few days sunshine in Mancora en route. Planning to go ...
Simon puts his foot in it...
... be a pleasant place to relax for a few days before the dreaded land border crossing into Peru. Ali: On our first full day in Vilcabamba, we decided to explore the town on the free mountain bikes that the hotel offered. I opted for a sporty green one, ...
Enjoying Ecuador
... like conquering heroes. My British sensibilities prevented me however from any yeehahhing or similar unsavoury behaviour. So we 'did' Vilcabamba...I hate that expression 'did' you can't see somewhere totally in a short visit, regardless of what others ...