We've just spent 3 days catching buses around The Loop, stopping in Quilotoa and Chugchilan for some hiking. Excellent. I couldn't find a topographic map to save myself but we met another Australian couple on the bus who had the same plan so we ended up travelling together, which was really nice. Scenery was spectacular, locals were sometimes friendly, sometimes shy, sometimes angry. First stop was the crater lake of Laguna Quilotoa - v. windy, v. cold but stunning...
On the last day we left The Loop on a 3am bus and stopped in Sasquisili to see the animal market - live trading of pigs, sheep, cows and lhamas. One lovely old lady trusted Aaron with her pigs...big mistake, they're worth US$160 each.
I really liked this area, there's a lot of walking to do, its cheap but the food and accommodation can be really good. Try and squeeze it in before or after the Galapagos. I'm really glad we went and that we had some great travel buddies.
Then it was down to Chugchilan, a great base for hiking and a good spot to find lots of French people.
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| View from the ridge walk behind Chugchilan |
We saw lots of indigenous folk and their houses and farms;
On the last day we left The Loop on a 3am bus and stopped in Sasquisili to see the animal market - live trading of pigs, sheep, cows and lhamas. One lovely old lady trusted Aaron with her pigs...big mistake, they're worth US$160 each.
I really liked this area, there's a lot of walking to do, its cheap but the food and accommodation can be really good. Try and squeeze it in before or after the Galapagos. I'm really glad we went and that we had some great travel buddies.
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