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Banos Slideshow
Banos
Travel Blogs from Banos, Ecuador
Banos
... the plane from the Galapagos we decided to waste no time at all and got straight on a bus to Banos. Banos is a small little town in central Ecuador and has become quite a popular traveller destination because of all the activities it has to offer, plus ...
Full Action in Baños
The most active part of our vacation has definitely been spent in the small town of Baños, cozily nestled between volcanoes and lush green hills. It's not only known for its quaint beauty and limitless waterfalls, it's also well-known for its natural ...
Baños, la bien nommée
Baños la bien nommée pour ses termes d'eau chaude farugineuse tout droit descendue du volcan encore actif qui surplomble la ville. Et Baños la bien nommée parce qu'il y pleut 3 mios sans cesse, et que nous avons été bien ...
Erste Erlebnisse
Quito Nach einer langen Reise endlich angekommen, musste ich mich doch ein wenig an die neue Stadt gewoehnen. Die ersten beiden Tage hatte ich einfach nur Hunger und haette staendig essen koennen. Scheinbar liegt das an der Hoehe. Als Schweizer ...
Activity packed Ecuador
... the copa libertadores semi final..great match and ended in another good night. Got new hats made for us which are just class. That's it from Ecuador, best country to date, lots done with some great nights out, Banos the best, Cuenca the great ...
Rafting auf dem Río Pastaza
Nachdem ich das mit dem Nachtleben gestern lieber gelassen habe und dafür früh ins Bett gegangen bin, war ich heute morgen dafür wieder top fit! Nach einem reichhaltigen Frühstück habe ich mich doch noch spontan zu einer Rafting-Tour auf dem Río ...
Some rest in Baños
... , which is small and not special at all, but was fun anyway. Most of the animals are animals you can find in the jungles of Ecuador, so at least it was thematic. Here in Baños was the actual first time we socialized with other people, and it was nice ...
A tres horas, ¡Pura Paja!
... ! No se demoró tres horas, ni tres horas y media, ni cuatro, sino CINCO. Hemos concluido que en lo que va corrido de Ecuador, la gente le quita a todo. Dicen que son cuatro cuadras y son diez, dicen que se demora caminando una hora y son dos, casi ...
Orange alert in Banos
... was built on the side of the mountain with wonderful views in all directions. They had birds and animals from all over Ecuador including condors, pumas and bears. They appeared well cared for and it was a most enjoyable visit. After a ...
Banos
... of the mountain treks you can do, Not an easy task at 1800m and ate almuerzos (3 course meal for $2.50, available all over equador!). Banos is a nice place if you avoid the holiday period and the 125cc beach buggies that they hire to 8 year olds. The epic ...
Family visits Ecuador!
... 14th at night and left on Friday the 22nd in the morning. It was really an interesting visit and they really got to experience Ecuador in its fullest. From hail storms, heavy rain, vendors, and even a land slide they saw it all. In true Ecuadorian rainy ...
Tunguhuara Volcano
We are in Banos and after walking the streets yesterday and last night we decided we really like this place (for maybe 2 days). We are at the foot of a volcano that erupted as late as November of last year. The lava took out some of the roads and they are ...
Baños
Zum letzten Mal beanspruchten wir Oswaldos Dienste. Er holte uns puenktlich, wie vereinbart, bei der Gastfamilie ab und brachte uns an den Busbahnhof in Quito. Er teilte uns mit, dass wir ihn jederzeit und wegen cualquier cosa anrufen duerften und kaufte ...
Banos
Heut frueh bin ich dann wieder zum Busbahnhof in Riobamba gebracht worden und ich bin zwei Stunden nach Banos gefahren. Banos liegt nun nur noch auf 1800 m und wird als das Tor zum Amazonas bezeichnet, da von hier die Route dorthin fuehrt. Es gibt heisse ...
Baños : getting there is half the fun!
... sidewalk on the edge of town. We were a little sceptical, but two teenage boys confirmed that one could indeed catch a bus to Banos there. Sure enough, within about 10 minutes, a bus pulled up with a guy yelling BANOS BANOS BANOS hanging out the door. ...
Banos de Agua Santa
... some shoddy equipment and as a result had to do the ride without a helmet. Its not traditional to open your business early in Ecuador so if you get somebody up early enough to provide a service, you better get what you want, b/c when the transaction ...
Death Wish in a tunnel,
Ok well I have to speed up now as ive been on the pc for an hour. Day one in Banos we hired bikes and cycled the route of the waterfalls. We were out all day. HAlf of it was on the road and I dont think K was too happy as he was flagging ...
Rio Verde
... our first morning we hiked to Cascada Pailon Del Diablo - a waterfall about an hour from our camp site. We then drove into Banos to have a walk around and watch the World Cup. Banosis a nice little town, lots of activities on offer - rafting, spas, ...
Baños, bike, volcano?
... is still quite active we´re told. Then off to Riobamba for a market and a train ride. We think we´re finishing up Ecuador (sadly) in the next week and we´re off for Peru. Its a small, small world my ...
day 48: closed!
I got a new pouch for my camera and watched the Melcocha shops. Young and old men are making sugar cane taffies by throwing a string of sugary mass over a nob on the door frame, pulling it, folding it and throwing it again. The procedure is being ...
Day late and a dollar short
... the main hot pool was closed and only for the day we were there. Bummer. Mike went off and watched the Peru vs Ecuador soccer game and I napped. Then we were going to go to the other hot springs, but discovered it was closing in 45 ...
This is why i chose Ecuador!
Hello!! After a 4 hr bus ride by some of the most beautiful landscape i have ever seen we arrived in Banos, which means baths in Spanish. The reason why its called Banos is because there are baths that are naturally heated by volcano Tungurahua and ...
Chugchilan - Banos
... or so.... Since Francois had to go to dentist to get his tooth fixed, we parted in latacunga and I continued alone down to Banos..where I finally arrived some 6 hr after leaving Chugchilan...again I must say it is so easy and smooth to get ...
Baños
Fredag d. 11.03 ankom vi til Baños, ved frokost tid. Baños er en meget lille men utrolig populaer by blandt baade ecuadorianske og udenlandske turister, hvilket saetter et tydligt praeg paa byen og dens atmoafaere. Byen i sig selv er ikke den store ...
Day 23: Rolling through Baños
Baños, a city named after the its baths of mineral water, is almost a rite of passage for international students at la Universidad. It's part of a collective culture, and it serves as an easy conversation starter: "You've been to Baños? Que ...
Jungle trekking
... posiiton on a bus seat that was designed with a 5 year old Bolivian child in mind. We spet a couple of days looking around Banos, gave the hot springs a miss because a, they were full and b, they looked incredibely skanky. We got ourselves onto a 3 day ...
Oooh, adventure!
... known for its adrenaline-inducing activities. Our first night we all went out as a group, which was great fun. Our agency in Banos, Geotours, suggested some excellent bars and clubs to go out to. The next morning we took a hike almost to ´the cross´ ...
Rafting en baden in Baños
... eens goed uitslapen, en daarna de volgende dagen gaan plannen en boeken. In de namiddag vertrekken we op rafting tocht. Ecuador blijk een unieke plaats te zijn voor goedkope en makkelijk bereikbare raftingplaatsen. 's Avonds eten we in een klein ...
Baños of the hot baths & all that malarkey
Just a few pics from here, will only stay here tonight on a mid point stop to Cuenca, tomorrow morning, but shall prob get a massage an dat as they do all that beauty etc stuff here and have hot baths as well, so off to do that in bout half hour when ...