Machachi, Ecuador

... are surprisingly good and not at all congested - its seems like very few people have the privilege of having an automobile in Ecuador - the roads, even at 4 pm when leaving the city flowed easily.   The city stretches for a while towards the south ...

... dentist!). All in all it was a fun, relaxing and spiritually enlifting weekend that unfortunately, like everthing, came to end and I said my sad goodbyes as I headed off to Riobamba, to tackle the highest mountain in Ecuador, Chimborazo! See you there...

Here are some photos from the Machachi Festival last Saturday the 19th of July. 

... wir dann den Gletscher erreicht und unser Equipment angelegt. In meiner Seilschaft waren noch 2 Mädels aus Frankreich die aber in Ecuador leben und deswegen etwas besser akklimatisiert waren. Am Gletscher ist dann doch recht steil am Anfang und da Cotopaxi ...