Hosteria San Luis Ibarra
Via Tabacundo Ibarra, -, Ecuador
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Biking and Browsing
... pools, four of which range from warm to scalding hot! The fifth pool was absolutely freezing, so much so that we opted to cool off by going into the river instead! Soaking in the springs was absolutely heavenly. As you´re lying there, relaxing, you´re treated to an almost 360 degree view of the surrounding volcanoes and peaks, lush and green amoungst the clouds. It is peaceful beyond imagination. We stayed for about an hour and a half, ...
Acclimatisation Trekking and Otavalo
... I semi managed to cover-up my inadequacies by taking lots of photos of flowers (since when have you been into flowers Liz?), and each time I stopped to fiddle in a very professional and technical manner (turn it turn the flower setting) I was actually attempting to catch my breath back. The walk was absolutely stunning though (photos below) and I did actually get some lovely flower photos (not the faintest idea on what they are called though!). That evening we stayed in ...
Gringo Tour's Hot Spots
... the way was Otavalo, the largest indigenous textile market in the country, and a must go for anyone coming to Ecuador....The cool thing about place's like Otavalo & our next stop Cotacachi (leather experts) is that the products they produce are specific to each area...They have been hand weaving or leather crafting in these place's for 100's of years and that's what they stick to....You don't go to Otavalo if you want a hand made leather bag or coat & you ...
Live Snails, Lime Juice, Plastic Bag
The four of us headed out of Quito and aimed for the Otavalo Market. The Otavalo Market is reputably one of the most amazing indigenous markets in the Americas, highlighting Ecuadorean culture, textiles, and the Andes.
We cross the equator one more time and stop for photos for Vicki. THIS appears to be the location of my motorcycle riding bloggers. I love it - big orange equatorial pole and all! It is a curious feeling ...
Visting Imbabura with Julio and Beatrice
We left at 6:00 in the morning with Julio and Beatrice to visit the province of Imbabura, noted for its volcanos,lakes and towns. Each of the towns is characterized by different products. First we bought some of the renowned "bizcochos"to stave off the hunger pains in Cayambe in the shadows of the Cayambe volcano.
We stopped by the San Pablo lake. Man it was windy! Julio grew up in the little town of San Pablo. On to Otavalo, ...


