A quiet city rather simple
The city is not very beautiful. Except this drawing and the gate, there is nothing else worth to see. Also, the city was really quiet. After 8:30pm, already a lot of restaurants closed. And after 10pm, almost no one left in the street.
Surrounded by vegetation
Hopefully, the city is surrounded by many places to visit. First, the national park Podocarpus. An entrance is located 20 mins from Loja or close to another town Zamora at 1h30 from Loja. Nevertheless, the bad weather prevented me from visiting it.
Another plan was to go to Vilcabamba. A smaller and quieter city famous for the lifespan of the people: more than 100 years. I went there as the weather forecast was more optimist and there was a mountain to climb. Again, when I arrived the weather was bad and I had to cancel my walk.
My alternative plan
As all my plans for visiting around Loja failed, I did a more relaxing stay.
Discovering the food
- Guinea pig: quite common to eat them here
- Bolon de Verde: a ball made of bananas, cheese and butter.
- Horchata: a clear red infusion of 18 herbs
Writing my blog
As I was a bit late, I took a lot of time for writing my blog. Around 10 articles in 4 days… I met again my working habits, I enjoyed a strong and amazing coffee many times a day.
