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Banos Slideshow
Banos
Travel Blogs from Banos, Ecuador
Horses and volcanos
I'm nearly motivated enough to start writing hilarious stories of my adventure again...but not ...
Volcanoes and drunken Ecuadorians
So, after tough trekking I´ve finally arrived in Baños and have some time to rest, recover and reflect on a few hard days´ hiking. We started on Thursday by going to a local market to pick up fruit, shoes and hats for the hike. I don´t think I´ve ...
A beautiful spa town and Volcan Tungurahua
... to the Bellavista, viewpoint of the Volcan Tungurahua. It was a beautiful winding road with no potholes in sight (rare in Ecuador!) and hardly another vehicle in sight. It got quite cold quite quickly as we climbed steeply up the ...
another volcano...but this one was active!!!
... cool. (don´t worry mum they do have a nice old rickety evacuation bridge!). another highlight - australia winning the football lowlight - ecuador losing the football to england(but man the football fans still know how to party here even if they did ...
hot springs, mountain biking
baños is well known for its public hot baths and it´s beautiful surroundings, including sooo many waterfalls. the girls and i checked out the town, hit the hot baths early one morning with the locals, then hired mtn bikes and rode 23kms around the ...
Day 3: Old Town Quito and Baños
Today was a day of changes. We started by having breakfast sandwiches of huevos (eggs) and quite possibly the most unique cheese either one of us has seen (we thought the cheese was the eggs...). Not to worry, as it was very tasty. After ...
From the Andes to the Amazon Jungle
... the most fabulously, flamboyantly gay, Columbian man (who was also the chef,) who didn't speak a word of English. I love Banos. Hostel: Hospedeja Santa Cruz ($10) Favorite Restaurant: Casa Hood Bike Company: Alexander Tours for $5 bikes (Eloy Alfaro ...
Il y a de ces jounées....
... gravées dans nos mémoires! À la fin de notre randonnée, notre guide nous a amené à l'autobus qui allait nous amener à Banos, ville où nous sommes présentement. Jusqu'ici, nous adorons cette ville. Elle est entourée de montagnes. Nous avons ...
Back in Baños- recovering with a sprained ankle :(
I sprained my ankle on the way to the jungle... and now I am completely OUT OF ORDER for a week or more... I was a bit stupid and tried to walk on it when I KNEW I shouldn't. Being stubborn and stupid! :) I suppose if I am going to be stuck ...
Cotopaxi volcano
We did an organised day trip to Cotopaxi, which is the local landmark volcano. After some pancakes and a visit to the museum we were driven up to 4300m, from where we slogged up to the refuge at 4800m (not far but hard work given we weren´t really ...
Rest days in Baños
After teaching Cotopaxi a lesson, we headed to an awesome mountain town near Chimborazo called Baños (yes, it means baths in Spanish). Baños is at the base of another super active volcano called Tungurahua. Tungu's last eruption was about ...
last minute trip to baños
so, i got on the computer this morning and calmly checked my email. i received an email from Marianna (Sweden...remember her? one of the trio from quito) that she was in baños and that i should come. an hour later i got on a bus for ...
Ecuador
... 15 people were on it already. An awesome way to see some of the most spectacular scenery in South America. Banos (and Ecuador generally) was awesome, and we could easily have spent another month or two in the country. Its off ...
Mexican Food and DAYS in the Banos...
... in a dune buggy, right? The views were nice and we didn´t crash into any buses. Besides the hot springs, Banos is famous for taffy. Shop keepers all over town are constatly pulling this stuff on sidewalks from wooden pegs nailed to ...
On the Buses
... I can remember. We´ve taken a few now and never waited more than 5 minutes for even longer 200km journeys. The bus ride to Banos was more memorable than others though. I was hoping for a good seat to sleep after the Cotopaxi climb and instead got the ...
The Devils Cauldron
14 hours after leaving Vilcabamba, 2 taxi rides and a bus ride later, we arrived at Banos (meaning Baths), so called for all the hot springs around the area. It is also right at the base of the Tungurahua volcano. Tunguahua is an active volcano with its ...
Volcanic Springs
Ola Today we arrived in Banos, known in Ecuador for it's Hot Springs. The town is built on the side of the Tungurahua volcano and is the most touristy place we've visitied so far. We only had one full day in Banos, but the first thing we needed to do ...
Das "Disneyworld" Ecuadors
Banos ist einer der touristischsten Orte antlang der Andenkordillere in Ecuador. Man kann Quadbikes mieten, alle möglichen Abenteuersportarten betreiben, alles ist möglich in Banos. Das wird einem dann auch ununterbrochen angepriesen, wenn man nur ...
Baños
Gester simmer am Morge in Saquisili a en typische regionale Markt gange. Chasch alles chaufe: Milch direkt vo de Geiss gmolche, occasion Schueh und Kleider, Halstuecher us Alpaca (aehnlich wie Lama), Fruecht, Huehner,... aber au ganz moderni Sache wie ...
Baños de Agua Santa
Después de estar en un bus que daba y daba vueltas entre las montañas, llegamos a Baños de Agua Santa, un pequeño pueblo en medio de la sierra y la selva Buscamos el hostal Princesa María que habíamos visto resaltado en una guía de viajeros y ...
Banos
... cut and out of shape, but excellent for travel days or as PJs! We´re so gullible for the bargains! Just outside Banos there are some waterfalls that require access via a rather decrepid Índiana Jones´style foot bridge. With no suggestion that weight ...
into the mountains
... and went to the saquisili markets.....which were so good that i actually bought stuff (which i´m now lugging around with me).....gradually getting the art of bargaining too. and after ecuador lost the football we thought it was time to move ...
All aboard the happy bus
We started off on our Dragoman tour of 'The Inca Heartland', Quito to La Paz. The theory behind this tour was to put our feet up and have a chance to relax for a few weeks with someone else there to take care of everything, plus being able to get around ...
Banos, Ecuador
... conductor was defo in on the gig!!! Ah Well!!! Oh... yeah... Banos was a really really lovely town and we saw a volcano kinda blowin up and did an ardous hikey type walk thing!! We loved the town! Lets move quickly along!!! Still Lovin ...
Deadlines
... . Transfer deadline day, yesterday, and I travelled to Baños. Very exciting. Two days in Riobamba, a trip up the volcano Chimborazo (Ecuador's highest peak) - well, at least 4000m up it, until it wasn't possible to walk much further. And then a trip to a ...
The Aussie Government warned me not to come here!
... river, stained brown from the recent volcanic eruptions. The 20km bike ride (all downhill) passed 7 spectacular waterfalls. This was the Ecuador I had imagined. Finishing in a small town and its waterfall called ´el Diablo´ - The Devil. It was not one, ...
Los Volcanes
so, der erste schritt richtung vulkane ist getan, von hier aus gibts eine schoene aussicht auf die umliegenden vulkane, von denen einige aktiv sind. mal schauen ob ich ein paar gute fotos raushauen kann. falls nicht gibts es hier ne ...
Banos
ran into barbara Trip ontop of the truck to the illuminated cross overlooking banos, bonfire, chicha (The traditional quichua drink), view of the volacano, and fire performance. We befriended th two brothers who put on the show and latr went out dancing ...
Extreme Ecuador - the third instalment
... got off, nicked one of our day packs from the storage area underneath the bus and jumped into a taxi. Nightmare, somewhere in Ecuador someone is walking around in boxers that won't stay up, t-shirts that are oversized, with socks stuffed into the front ...
baños day of relaxation
today i woke to my shoulders and back feeling like they were on fire...i believe call this experience, a sunburn. the last time i had a sunburn, i was around ten and me and jason spent 7 hours swimming in the backyard in the dead of summer. ...