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Loja Slideshow
Loja
Travel Blogs from Loja, Ecuador
Trout, Llamas and Another Flat
... I caught a fish and what a fish maybe 3" long a whopping 3 ounces but very pleased with myself for catching a fish in Ecuador using a fly. It didn't matter the weather and scenery is beautiful, the peace and quite well appreciated. Mike spent ...
Catamayo, Neighborly mischief and Fireds
... 09 El 18 de Noviembre--major holiday Ah, time for a couple more updates. Catamayo--about 2 hours from here. Throughout the Loja provence in Ecuador you see the "Virgen de Cisne" everywhere. She is displayed with statues, and most taxi's have a card ...
Hüte und Langlebigkeit
... jung und munter! Nun bereiten wir uns aufs nächste Land vor und zwar steht Peru vor unserer Tür... Ob dieses Land Ecuador toppen kann? Es wird schwierig, wenn man zum Beispiel nur mal einen Blick auf die Preissituation in Ecuador wirft: eine Flasche ...
Bustling provincial capital, with everything.
... so we can walk and explore. From our third floor window there is a nice view over the city and surrounding hills. Apparently Loja is well known for its musicians, everyone can play something. We decided to spend a couple of days here and ...
Food/Roads, travel and Cuenca
... go up another huge mountain for another hour or so and down the other side. Travelers said the roads were good here in Ecuador until 1982 when the first El Nino hit. The roads were washed out and things have never been the same. Last year they ...
Living it up in Villcambamba
Hey everybody I got the bus on Thursday night from Mancora to Loja in Ecuador via Puria. I had a bit of craic trying to find a bus out of Puria but eventually did. It all seems like sheer madness but as soon as you figure out how it works, the bus ...
Hospedaje
Wow! an uneventfull drive that went according to expectations. The drive to Vilcabamba was short and scenic and we were off the road before lunch. Vilcabamba is a small peaceful village with an ideal climate and views to die for ...but to the contrary ...
Sleepless nights at the Hotel Internacional
... night and too lazy to leave, we consider (but don´t - laziness) buying earplugs of a murdergrade but instead we wander. Loja is one of the most beautiful cities we have yet encountered. Narrow streets lined with colourful, ornate balconies, plazas ...
www.vilcabamba rentals.com is now up!
... of the Incas and current role of the government. It was fascinating, and we sat there enjoying our chocolate covered banana--it's Ecuador, so it was only a 1/2 of banana and a little bit of chocolate covering. He had designed the designs on the ...
cuenca
... schwul sondern zwei Ecuadorianerinnen, im thermalbad kennengelernt...alas solange warten....nix da.. bin jetzt in loja. werde dort vielleicht mal wieder rumvolountaerieren, bei nem wiederaufforstungsproject oder so...obwohl ich da ...
Vilcabamba
Destination 312 km155'397 Nicht mehr kommentiert (lese Eintrag Nr.45 weshalb) XXXXX Not commented anymore (read entry No.45 ...
The valley of longevity
We had a very brief stop over in Vilcabamba on our way to Peru. We had the perfect journey there (almost!). The first 6 hour leg only took 3 hours for some reason and when we came to change buses we only had a 10 ...
Musings on the end of the year
... easily from trip to the US. It was good seeing family and friends...Settled back into life as I do it here in Ecuador. I attend a writer’s group twice monthly. It’s rich, and creative, and heart-felt, and inspiring, and intimate. Check ...
Loja! Finally, a stop to the madness!
... amount of hassle (unlike my prior experience at Tumbes). I bought my ticket to Piura, Peru, crossing the border at Macara, Ecuador, then onward south to Piura. Our bus broke down shortly after we left Lejo, and we mulled around outside for ...
Loja
Loja I wasnt supposed to be coming here but I fell asleep on the night bus and went a bit futher than expected! It turned out to be a nice quiet little place to relax for a few ...
Mostly wet and cloudy.
... Nacional Podocarpus the next day as there is a cloud forest hike to do and possible sighting of a bear native to the park and Ecuador's only native conifer the Podocarpus. Early next morning we were up and ready to go, but it was raining quite a bit, so ...
Another set of old photographs
We just received some pictures from an English couple we met in Argentina so we are attaching them here. They relate to the white water rafting and horseriding we enjoyed at ...
Indigenous Andean Community Known As The Saraguros
... Viajeros Internacional is the best company plying this route with hourly departures throughout the day; $5.00, around three hours. Loja – Again Transportes Viajeros Internacional is the best option with hourly departures costing $1.75 for the ninety ...
Loja & Vilcabamba
... kid. We got an invite to his 15th bday party which he claims is going to be an all - nighter! The bus journey to Loja was interesting. Makes you realize how much poverty is around. Sadly it becomes part of the landscape after a while. People live ...
Loja... just no.
... she proceeded to grab my hair and pull it into ridiculous tufts, which did crack me up and made for a comical Kodak moment. Arriving at Loja, the remainder of the day was rather bleak. We got a taxi to the hostel, and the guy at reception was a mess. For ...
More buses......
... and made the journey in less than four hours....pretty good going seeing as the whole journey is in the Andes! We´re not enthralled by Loja but it´s just a pit stop so food, wine and bed is the order of the day. I awake in the middle of the night ...
Marking time
... either; a completely different way of living; has its pluses and minuses. And then, via a night in Naranjal, to Loja in the south of Ecuador which we missed on our first visit. In Naranjal we stayed at the Three Brothers' hostel which should have been ...
Into the Amazon
Tuesday 11th October: What a night. Our first bus brake down in 10 months, so really, not bad going for us – but of all the times, it really didn't need to be tonight! The bus sounded ill the moment it left the bus station, so I had no sympathy for ...
Christmas in Paradise
... new year. It was fun. Totally fun. Enjoy the pics! Wishing each one of you lots of Love from here in Ecuador-through the ethers and to wherever you are. Each one of you exists close in my heart, and are not "far away" ~ ever. Love, ...
Budgeting for bankruptcy
I almost didn't make it back into Ecuador. Almost. Maybe an exaggeration but the border control man was skeptical after looking over my 3 entries into the country and I could see the look in his eyes where he was trying to decide whether it was worth the ...
The Valley of Longevity
... beautiful and a wonderful place to spend some time walking the hills and mountain biking as we did. We have gained a good vibe from Ecuador and are glad to have made the effort to get up here on our epic 41 hour journey, which was primarily for New ...
Back home in Vilcabamba again!
... the exact ones at Lazy Boy the following day for $800! I think my shopping angels were working overtime. Before I had left Ecuador I had a guarantee on a pick up date for our container for March 11. Guarantees must be god’s way of making sure we ...
Vilcabamba
The first thing Bev and I noticed when we arrived in Vilcabamba was the glorious sunshine! It was lush! We quickly found ourselves a great hostel called Rondez Vouz and then changed into shorts and t-shirt before exploring the tranquility of the village. ...
Not a lot to do here...
OK, we admit it, we made a mistake in stopping at Loja. Although there are some attractive buildings around the many squares, nothing can detract from the fact that there is very little to do! It was raining as we arrived and we walked around a bit ...
The simple things in life
This morning I was up on the roof hanging up the laundry. The clouds were making and unmaking their patterns in the sky. The sun was patchy. I heard something in the building. Then the sound repeated again. I peeked down the stairwell. Turning it's ...