The Cordillera Huayhuash Circuit Days 5 & 6
(This story begins here: The Cordillera Huayhuash Circuit Days 1 & 2) Day 5 – 500 meter ascent / 400 meter decent / xx km / 5 hrs Very low cloud & overcast in...
Category: Hot Springs
Parque Nacional Cajas & Around
I pick up another backpacker and together we move south, through a market in Riobumba for lunch and into the city of Cuenca. I’m normally not much of a city guy but this one...
Around Baños
I find a minor road to carry me south to Baños and quickly become interested in a lake shown on my map, Laguna Pisayambo, for no other reason than it’s there. I drive up...
Ecuador Begins
We move parallel to the border and are constantly enticed by wafting sulfur from the numerous nearby hot springs in and around the little town of Tofiño. We stop at a deserted ‘concrete pool’...
White Water in La Fortuna
We make our way around the north side of Lake Arenal, a beautiful windy drive along the lush green shoreline with Volcán Arenal looming in the distance. At first I don’t think it’s all...
Rincón de la Vieja National Park
A backpacker I met a week ago confirmed that Rincón de la Vieja National Park in the North of Costa Rica is most definitely worth a visit, and the mention of a natural hot...
