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Deeper into Ecuador’s Andean Highlands; Chimborazo and the Quilotoa Loop

Whilst staying in Guaranda we decided to do a day trip to Mount Chimborazo, only some 50 kilometres away. Whilst it had been thought to

Exploring Ecuador’s central highlands; Baños, Alausi, Guaranda, Salinas de Guaranda

Wondering at the gateway to the Amazon Soon enough we were off to Baños de Agua Santa, or Baños, as it’s more commonly known. The

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Jungle time … from Macas to Yasuni National Park, the most biologically diverse spot on Earth!

We’d been to or through Macas a couple of times over the years, and this time we would pass through on our way to a

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The Amazon … Ecuadorian style!

It was now time to get off the beaten track. We had seen and done so much in Ecuador over our various trips over the years

Revisiting my second home, Ecuador.

As soon as we crossed the border I felt totally at home. It’s usually like this when I set foot on the country that has

Peru … the whirlwind tour.

Our aim was to get to Ecuador by Christmas time, but we were running out of time. So, having already done Peru a couple of

Lake Magic at Copacabana!

Who could ask for more … at the Copa, Copacabana! But it’s not what you think. Bolivia has its very own Copacabana (Copa to the

Chulumani … another hidden gem.

On the road to Chulumani. The road to Chulumani was bumpy, very bumpy! But we were excited; a place I had not been to before

Up and down in La Paz!

Hello La Paz! Oh La Paz … you’re high, you’re cold, you make walking around difficult, you have witches’ markets, good coffee, indigenous women wrestling,

Cochabamba … life’s good at the top!

Cochabamba street art. On the way back from Toro Toro National Park we decided to stop in Cochabamba for a few days, seeing that we

Where the dinosaurs walked more than 120 million years ago!

Toro Toro In the streets of Toro Toro. An overnight bus took us to Cochabamba, in central Bolivia, from where our plan was to go

Coming down … to tropical Bolivia!

Sleepy Samaipata. We were umming and ahhing about where to go to next. I had done much of the Andean side of Bolivia all those

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Ombretta (Ombi) Zanetti is a co-founder of veryitchyfeet.com. She has been travelling the world since 1989 and since 1999 with her partner, Alex, who hails from Ecuador. They both like to venture to the lesser known places. Ombi shares her passion for different cultures through her travel stories and Alex through his lens. Come take a detour or two with them!

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