Volcano – Vamos a Bailar

Otavalo region and Cuicocha Lake

eric — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 20:46:01 +0000

Cuicocha Lake Cuicocha lake is located beneath the Cotacachi volcano. Due to the clouds, we didn’t see it, however, it is a 4600 meters high volcano. The closest town to reach the lake is Quiroga, where taxi or cab can take you for 4$. The lake is surrounded by a trek of 14 kms between […]

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Quito, the nice Ecuador capital

eric — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 17:36:25 +0000

Quito The historical city center of Quito was beautiful. It was clean and with a lot of colors. The nice weather probably helped. The center was neither crowded nor polluted. Not only during the day but by night also, the city kept gorgeously. The only point was that the city was empty and everything closed […]

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Into the crater of Quilotoa

eric — Tue, 04 Jul 2017 17:54:55 +0000

The Quilotoa lake After crossing the town Quilotoa, I enjoyed the first view of the lake. On top of that, the sun accompanied me all the morning. Not only the sun, there was also a lot of wind. Clouds were crossing the crater in 30 seconds! My first trek was to go into the crater […]

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Banos in the middle of the nature

eric — Tue, 04 Jul 2017 17:35:03 +0000

A city in the middle of the nature Extreme sports The small city Banos is surrounded by nature. It is a hot spot for doing extreme sports: rafting, canyoning… I was really up to do rafting force 4. However, the level of water was too high now and this circuit was closed. The other one […]

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Mountain biking down on the Chimborazo

eric — Tue, 04 Jul 2017 15:41:25 +0000

During my stay in Riobamba, I took one day for visiting the Chimborazo. It is the highest volcano in Ecuador with 6300 meters high. There are 2 refuges at respectively 5000 and 5100 meters high. From the first refuge, a friend and I went down with mountain bike. The goal San Juan. A city located […]

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From Tupiza to the Uyuni salt flat

eric — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 19:52:04 +0000

Tour I did the tour with Natural Adventure, the agency down the hostel. We were one driver, one cooker (we never saw, but she cooked well!!), and 5 tourists. 4 French and 1 Italian, so we spoke mostly French in the car. Lots of images are better for living this trip. Day 1 – South […]

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Trekking in the region of Pucón

eric — Sat, 28 Jan 2017 17:51:46 +0000

On Christmas, I felt my first earthquake in Castro. For the new year, I want to reach Santiago to be with a local friend. The schedule lets me only a few days for doing a stop in the middle. There is this city called Pucón. A renowned place for trekking and relaxing in hot springs. […]

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The incredible Pumalin Park in Chaitén

eric — Sat, 21 Jan 2017 19:02:58 +0000

After struggling to hitchhike under the rain from Coyhaique, I finally arrive in Chaitén. This small town, devastated in 2008 due to an eruption, is now rising from its ashes. The famous activity is the Pumalín park with a unique vegetation and of course volcanoes. Pumalín park The park is a private one owned by […]

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