Country Overview: Travelling in Ecuador

On the basis that every time we ventured a bit further away we made the wrong fork decision, Señora Wayne was a worthwhile investment.

On the basis that every time we ventured a bit further away we made the wrong fork decision, Señora Wayne was a worthwhile investment.11-Jul-2009 18:55, Canon Canon EOS 400D DIGIT, 11.0, 28.0mm, 0.003 sec, ISO 400

Introduction: Ecuador is one of only two countries in South America that doesn’t border Brazil, and thankfully is fairly easy to traverse due to its small size (80th in the world) – a welcome break after the marathon bus journeys of Columbia! Ecuador is famous for its geographical diversity with a huge variety of flora and fauna. We were on catch up after enjoying ourselves far too much in the previous countries and becoming a little behind schedule. Doesn’t sound like us. In total we spent sixteen days here, and it was yet another whirlwind tour with some amazing moments.

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Gallery: Incans in Ingapirca & Chocolate in Cuenca!

That's all three angles covered then.

That’s all three angles covered then.17-Jul-2009 18:42, Canon Canon EOS 400D DIGIT, 8.0, 28.0mm, 0.006 sec, ISO 400

After the Devil’s Nose disappointment, we were keen to make sure we visited at least one of the something specials in Ecuador; the Incan ruins at Ingapirca are the largest in the country and definitely something they’re proud of. It was only a small stop on the way to Cuenca, the third largest city in Ecuador and possibly our last stay before heading south to Peru. Neither went to plan, but both had their moments…

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