Cotacachi Imbabura, Ecuador

... alive, it was amazing. The trip involved a stay overnight in the house of one of the members of the community of the town of Cotacachi, where Imo and I were taken care of by Rosa, the wife of our guide for the next day. Rosa seemed a little unsure what ...

... a dozen park rangers and a collection of locals and tourists, before getting another couple of buses to get to a nearby village of Cotacachi where we were transported in the back of a pickup truck 10 minutes or so out of town to stay with a local family. ...

... and the back an amazing garden. Our rooms were really comfortable and nicely decorated the family took us down to the city of Cotacachi where all the villagers were dancing. It was a festival about the earth, we were there on the day that the women dance, ...

... don't get much rain.  Since we're surrounded by mountains there are always clouds around, and our two volcanoes, Imbabura and Cotacachi, play hide and seek all day, showing themselves briefly before retreating behind the clouds.  It's also field- ...