Chugchilan Travel Blogs

An early morning truck took us to the Quilatoa Laguna, then we hiked over mountains and through valleys back to the hostel (about 15 km).  Photos definitely do better than words here, but our guide did say we were ¨muy rapido¨ so I think we did OK

The Rough Guide says give the Quilotoa Loop 3 days, the locals in Latacunga say just do the day trip to the Quilotoa Laguna crater and come back on the same day.  We decided to try and do the full loop in 2 days. To get to Quilotoa, we needed to get a bus from Latacunga to Zumbahua and then g…

Ecuador was awesome... a country the size of the state of nevada with easy access to the andes mountains, amazon jungle, coastal communities, and vibrant cities. The official currency of the country is the american dollar and the transportation system is easy and very affordable. To top it off everyone is hospitable and willing to help.

On the way back from Quilotoa we stopped at a village called Chugchilan where a small trek led us to a series of steep canyons.  The walk down one side and up the other to get to the largest canyon was extremely difficult in the heat of the midday sun.  But it was worth it to peer down th…

Today is our last day in Chugchilan and the Black Sheep Inn.  When we leave tomorrow, we will have been here for 8 nights.  Longer than we'd anticipated but this place has become almost a home away from home. After breakfast, we went for a short hike on the ridge surrounding the Black Sh…

What an amazing 3 days!! It all started in Latagunga, a town that really didnt do it for me but was the gateway for great things to come. The Quilitoa loop (as its called in Lonely Planet) is basically a series of towns to the West of Latacunga and the Panamericana which are all connected by one r…