Standing in the Middle of the World

We had another interesting and exhausting day in Ecuador. We rode a cable car above the city, hiked another volcano, and went to the equator (twice). The scenery and the people have been amazing and we are truly enjoying our time here. As we have mentioned before, tomorrow we leave for the jungle and will have a three hour canoe ride to our eco lodge. This is definitely going to be one of those trips that we will remember for years to come. The day that we return from the jungle, we will be climbing yet another volcano, although this one will be higher than 16,000 feet and is actually an active volcano that erupted a year ago. We are looking forward to four days in the jungle and will share when we can.

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Hiking a Tough Trail to a Volcano
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Kissing at the True Equator
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Amazing Peaks
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The Historic Equator

 

We Enjoyed Our First Excursion in Ecuador

Today, we drove back into the Andes mountains, this time to visit one of the many volcanos that are Ecuador. It was great to see the beautiful scenery and get out of the city and into the countryside. We did a difficult hike inside of a caldera that is filled with water and then took a quick hike around the rim as well. All-in-all, it was a wonderful day, but quite exhausting. We still have many more adventures left and look forward to providing details on days like today. There are only a couple of days until we return to the Amazon jungle for four days, during which we might be completely out of touch, so forgive us if we don’t post for a few days. Enjoy a few photos from our day.

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Driving through the Andes
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View of the Caldera and Lagoon
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Steep Cliffs of the Caldera
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Stopped at a Canyon Stream along the Way
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Going Down was Easier than Climbing Back Up