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Orange alert in Banos
We left Riobamba after breakfast on Sunday still not having been able to see Chimborazo. That's mountains for you!
It was a pleasant 2 hour bus journey DOWN to Banos which is situated at just 1800m. We wondered if we were doing the right thing. The volcano Tungurahua, at whose base the town sits, has been very active recently and the …
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End of Central and Start of South
... a 6.45am tour up to the North of Quito. I visited the equator, where I stood in both the northern and southern hemisphere and the same time! Then we went to Otavalo Market. I LOVED this place. The locals are all in their traditional dress. They all have very long hair event he men, apparently if the men cut their hair off its like they lost their identity and they become no-one. The market was not like the one in Guatemala, no-one approached you asking you ...
Red hot volcano tossing out molten larva
... naturally had trout for lunch. All part of the US$45 cost.
On the way back, 4 (Dirk, Peter, Lara and Andrew) decided to do the bridge swing jump.
On return to Banos, it was evident that the nearby volcano had erupted again as people were ...
Chill, full action, Chill
... probably have had a great view of the volcano, but it was too cloudy. We still had a wonderful view over a valley. From here we then returned to Banos, we wanted to get there before it get dark. Back in town I had dinner with 2 German guys from the group and then went to the hot springs with some guys from the hostel. They were so nice a hot, sooo good for my muscles.
My last day in Banos I spent chilling again.
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Ruinen, Märkte und Regen
... Umlandes. Es gab Fruchtstände voller Früchte, von denen es nur ca. 10% in der Schweiz gibt, und selbst wir nur gerade knapp die Hälfte kannten, es gab Essen, Fleisch, Fisch, Werkzeuge und und und. Neben unserem Abendessen (Gemüse für ein Curry) und Snaks (Trauben und Mais- sowie Kartoffelbällchen) fanden wir eine super Zeit inmitten eines ganz normalen Sonntagsmarktes, wo wir beiden Touris für einmal aufgefallen sind wie bunte Hunde.
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