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Chugchilan - Day 2 - Day hike from Quilatoa Laguna

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Well I've been slack on my blog in Europe but hopefully I can get back in the habit in S.A. Will trek around Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, of course slotting in the Inca trail in mid-August. We'll see how my dodgy basic spanish goes....

Chugchilan - Day 2 - Day hike from Quilatoa Laguna

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 truck in the morning is an a…
The truck in the morning is an a...
Quilatoa laguna, incredible sigh…
Quilatoa laguna, incredible sigh...
Kate and I being belted by wind …
Kate and I being belted by wind ...
Some of the hills well head tow…
Some of the hills we'll head tow...
Our guide Miguel shows us the va…
Our guide Miguel shows us the va...
The Laguna from another angle, s…
The Laguna from another angle, s...
The view ahead to the canyon whe…
The view ahead to the canyon whe...
Lupins dot the hills around us
Lupins dot the hills around us
One of a few small villages we p…
One of a few small villages we p...
Finally a flat bit of road!
Finally a flat bit of road!
The outline of a canyone well d…
The outline of a canyone we'll d...
Incredible view in to the valley…
Incredible view in to the valley...
Down in to the canyon we go
Down in to the canyon we go
The quite dynamic path on the si…
The quite dynamic path on the si...
Looking back to where weve come…
Looking back to where we've come...
The ¨bridge¨ we use to cross t…
The ¨bridge¨ we use to cross t...
For the record, mules have right…
For the record, mules have right...
I couldnt quite see the point o…
I couldn't quite see the point o...
13,386 km (8,318 miles) traveled
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