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Two weeks ago we returned from a trip on the route "Ecuador - Colombia". Before the trip, I was interested in the reviews of travelers about these countries. I wanted to get some advice, at least on choosing a hotel. Found nothing. That is, something else could be read about Ecuador, but mostly about the Galapagos (we didn’t go there! ), but, for example, about the capital Quito - almost nothing. But when visiting Ecuador, it is unlikely that Quito will be bypassed. Almost no one writes about the Ecuadorian Amazon, the main thing is that I could not find out anything about the lodges offered by our travel agencies when compiling programs. About Colombia - mostly questions. Although, no - I got one piece of advice: in Colombia, you must definitely visit Cartagena. Very sound advice, but - first things first. In some ways, the lack of information let me down. In general, I will try to fill in the gaps.

We traveled for three weeks - seven hotels, ten flights, a lot of impressions, so I will report in pieces - I don’t want to sculpt a long review, and I’ll post more photos. Yes, the intro was delayed. In the first part I will write about Quito, volcanoes, Bañ os and the Ecuadorians themselves, who became for me the main personal discovery in this country.


Imagine, Ecuador, it turns out, is inhabited by Indians! You probably knew about it, I also guessed, but I did not expect that only Indians live there. Reading as a child about the horrors of Spanish colonization, I was ready to consider the Indians as some kind of national minority, miraculously surviving after centuries of extermination. Everything is exactly the opposite! And judging by the number of children in the average Ecuadorian family (three, less is a rarity) and the contented appearance of these children, the country was densely populated before, and in the future this density will only increase.

I must say that Ecuador is not the land of the Incas, other tribes lived there with complex names and with a lower level of civilization, which is why they were conquered by the Incas, who set up a local capital in present-day Quito. The Inca conquest lasted about a hundred years, it was very severe, the conquerors, as usual, imposed their religion. Then the Spaniards expelled the Incas, leaving Quito as the capital, and any Ecuadorian will tell you: “we are not Incas”. The Incas are conquerors who came from Peru. In general, no better than the Spaniards. In short, there are differences between Indians and Indians.

Today's Ecuadorians, in my opinion, are very industrious - the idle crowd appears on the streets only on weekends, at the same time restaurants are filled. Most of the citizens I met were busy doing something. Ecuadorians love to have many children. It's not that they love children - who doesn't love them? - They like having many children.

Often we met mothers surrounded by teenagers of different ages, while they had another baby in their arms. Another point: the baby is not

can interfere with anything, including shopping. In the shopping center (not in a small grocery store where a woman could come out of urgent need, but where they go only for the love of shopping), we met a lady more than once with a newborn in her arms. How is a newborn baby different from a breastfed baby? Very simply, he does not hold his head. Mom (or grandmother, or eldest daughter) keeps such a baby completely covered with a diaper, always holding the head with her hand. The husband, seeing this, said: “She probably didn’t even come home from the maternity hospital. ” In the ladies' toilets there are obligatory changing tables, which very often turn out to be occupied. In general, a child is natural, from birth he lives the same life as you. Ecuadorians also love to play football.


When I told my son about it, he dismissively said: “Why is Ecuadorian football so lame then? “I don't think it matters. Probably, local clubs do not invest big money in foreign legionnaires, I think they don’t pay their players much either, it’s just that the people of Ecuador love to play football. They have a lot of football fields - both in cities and in every village. There are special parks where there are many such sites, and all of them are busy at the same time. I don’t think that all these are serious teams: so, probably, yard, school, and maybe from colleagues at work. Families of players are often located near the field, of course, in full force - they watch the game and eat something. The younger kids ride their bikes around the paths. The beauty! Often some lonely boy is practicing with a ball, or a dad is playing with his little son.

In such a park, soccer balls are always sold - cheap, for one time, but it’s not a pity to spoil it. The third love of Ecuadorians that I have noticed is dogs. I would say dogs. They are, most often, small - Yorkies, lapdogs, cockers, pygmy poodles. That is, I did not observe adherence to any particular breed. Large dogs are also found, but rarely. The dogs are all very well-groomed, clean, often in blouses and with bows. Crossing the road, the owners take them in their arms. Very often I saw dogs peeking out of the half-open car window. And, what is especially pleasant, there are almost no stray animals in Ecuador. Finishing the description of the average Ecuadorian, I’ll say a few words about what they don’t like: I have never seen drunk people (at the same time, there are quite a few beggars and beggars, but they obviously care more about money and food than booze) and quite a few smokers.

In ten days in Ecuador, we changed three guides - none of them smoked. This, in my opinion, is an indicator. Actually, I saw smokers there, but just a few times. And a smoking teenager or a girl seems to be nonsense at all. In short - sports people, non-drinkers and non-smokers, who love to have many children in the family. Such is the national portrait. Oh, and one more thing - in Ecuador over the past two hundred years, amazing political calm has reigned: no popular unrest on the one hand, no aggression from the authorities on the other. In this, Ecuador contrasts favorably with many of its neighbors. Despite the fact that the standard of living in the country as a whole is quite low, the average salary is $ 500, and, believe me, you can’t buy much for it. However, Ecuadorians do not grumble, but simply try to earn more.

I must say that the inhabitants of Ecuador are not the type who will grab you by the floor, trying in one way or another to beg for money or, let's say, sell something.


For example, in Colombia, because of such sellers, it is impossible to go to the beach. Indonesians are also terribly clingy. In Cuba, they repeatedly compulsively tried to foist cigars, watches, even non-convertible (non-tourist) Cuban money on us. In Ecuador, you will not encounter anything like this. The only case that I can remember is when a local Indian, assistant guide, having waited until no one was around (! ) suddenly asked if we had children, then with the help of gestures he began to describe his family - the number of children, their age, gender etc. He did not ask for money, God forbid! Naturally, we gave them to him, but from the way this action was arranged, it was clear that such behavior was unacceptable. I would very much like to cite one more episode, which, in my opinion, characterizes the national character. The guide of the host travel agency brought us to Banos. On the day of arrival, we booked an excursion, the next day was free.

The guide did everything that corresponded to the program on the first day in Banos, then we asked what he could advise for tomorrow. The guide - Paul - said that rafting is possible or a trip to Puyo to the mountain with the jungle. We refused rafting, we decided to go to Puyo. Almost a full day trip. They asked how much it would cost for him to take us and accompany us. Paul said nothing. Not “we will agree later”, not “pay what you want”, namely, nothing. Well, in what country will the guide answer you like that! In principle, the conversation about money ended there, the next day Paul arrived, took us to Puyo, on the way he showed us the Pastaza canyon and offered to take us to the jungle with monkeys, and on the way back, already in Banos, he walked with us around the city, took to a local very cheap restaurant and showed me where to buy something. We tried to return to the conversation about money - with the same result.

In the end, after a full day of personal escort, we paid him a hundred dollars (in my opinion, for two - this is the minimum), which he accepted with a cheerful smile, as a friendly souvenir.

I must also say about the spiritual needs of the Ecuadorians, at least about those that I can judge. They like to draw graffiti on concrete walls, often turning them into entire art galleries. This is done, in my opinion, with the approval of the authorities, in any case, I personally saw artists comfortably settled in hanging cradles and enthusiastically painting another concrete surface in broad daylight and in the presence of the police. They also like to install sculptures in the squares and, in general, in places around which cars rush. If there is no suitable historical figure in mind, the sculpture will depict anything and anyone, moreover, in color. For example, a fruit basket, a girl in a sports uniform, peasants sitting on the ground.


The dimensions are quite impressive. It is a pity that these works can only be viewed and photographed from a car window, it is even difficult to approach them. Despite all these efforts to paint and decorate the habitat, I would not venture to call Ecuadorian cities beautiful. In Quito, of course, there are many beautiful buildings, wonderful medieval churches (the oldest - San Francisco - already in the middle of the 16th century! ), in general, a beautiful old center, and the presidential palace, and the independence monument, and the opera house. There are also beautiful modern quarters, wonderful parks. But the city is huge, it has a lot of frankly miserable houses, streets and whole blocks. Other cities look much worse. The smaller the town, the more unsightly.

Each, of course, has one or two nice streets, but in general the city is unattractive, as it is built up with houses of 2-3 floors, in fact, just concrete containers with windows and a door placed one on top of the other, often even unpainted. In large numbers, such buildings are depressing. There is no architecture on such streets, and they do not shine with cleanliness. Banos, however, is very cute and colorful at the same time, just a picture. I have not been to Cuenca and Guayaquil, but I think it is the same as everywhere else - there are beautiful quarters, but in general - dullness and poverty. What to do, I write what I see. Yes, tourists will certainly be interested in the issue of safety. In Ecuadorian cities, you can walk freely, observing, of course, caution. In any case, we calmly walked with our cameras, with purchases, went to a cafe and calmly walked to the hotel.

Inside the church (but not inside the sculpture) is a staircase that leads to a circular viewing platform. Yes, and the entire top of the hill is an extensive observation deck, which offers wonderful views of Quito and the volcanoes surrounding it. On the same day, after a city tour, we went to the country park Mitad del Mundo, which means “Middle of the World”. The place is interesting, from my point of view, only because it allows you to see how the locals relax. In fact, it's just a park with a lot of souvenir shops (llama products! ) and cafes. You can take a ride on a pleasure train, although the same route can be completed on foot in 15 minutes. It makes no sense to describe the monument dedicated to the zero meridian, installed “in the same place” - just one photo is enough. In my opinion, all this is just a tourist attraction and a well-thought-out way to draw attention to your country.

Well, perhaps we can move on to volcanoes. The famous “Avenue of Volcanoes” looks nothing like what I imagined. I thought that while we were driving along a certain highway, chains of volcanic peaks going into the distance would be visible to the right and left. A majestic sight, but incredible. Two rows of volcanic chains do exist, but the valley between them is so large that the whole city of Quito and a number of smaller towns fit in it, and, of course, the roads connecting them. If the highway passes close to one chain of volcanoes, you will only be able to see the opposite chain. And if you are driving in the middle of the valley, then ...anyway, something will interfere. Naturally, there are observation decks that offer breathtaking views of the Avenue of the Volcanoes (that is, on one side of it). In the meantime, you follow it, the guide will often point to the next volcano and name it.


Chimborazo, Rominaui, Cotopaxi, Elenissas - that's what I remember. There are, of course, many more volcanoes. In general, Ecuador is literally littered with volcanoes. Not everyone is on the same “Avenue”. For example, Tungurua, above Bañ os, erupted fully two months ago, this was even reported in our news. It was in Banos that we followed the day after arrival (the first day was spent exploring Quito), in particular, to look closely at the same Tungurua and the Ecuadorian mountains in general. The journey took four hours. It was supposed to take three, but we stayed in the towns of Salcedo, Pelileo and Salasaca. They are shown to most tourists. There is also Otavalo - a huge fair, but I did not smile at killing the day by wandering around the market. So, Salcedo is the city of ice cream. Sounds mysterious and attractive, in fact, his fame is not based on anything. You see, they have the most delicious ice cream in Ecuador.

Local residents readily agree with this statement and, in my opinion, come there specifically to feast on. But if you think that they make some special kind of ice cream that you can taste in nice restaurants, then you are greatly mistaken. The variety may be special, but I don’t understand what prevents it from being sold at every corner. The city is literally overflowing with small shops selling all sorts of things - drinks, crackers, chewing gum, in which, among other things, there is a chest with ice cream on a stick. The most ordinary chest, as in our supermarkets, only the assortment there is very poor - only plastic cups into which a stick is stuck. There is chocolate, there is coconut, there is blackcurrant, and, of course, there is a three-layer one. There is no cream, in chocolate icing - too. In general, for an amateur. There are no ice cream parlors there at all.

Next - Pelileo - jeans village (as it is written on the Internet). In my opinion, this is not a village, but a town. Residents “famous” him by the fact that they actively sew jeans and then sell them for $10. The quality of jeans is in no way higher than their price, and in my opinion, even lower. It didn’t even cross my mind to buy anything, although I conscientiously walked along the main shopping street. The street consists of small shops (like the former Cherkizovsky) and open counters. In general, "what kind of cuisine, such a song. " At the same time, in normal stores in Quito, you can buy branded American jeans at prices ranging from $30 to $50. How much these cost in Moscow, I think you know. Since we have now touched on the topic of shopping, I cannot but mention the main Ecuadorian exclusive product: llama products. Travel agencies on their websites eagerly describe what wonderful jumpers, sweaters and cardigans from llama you can buy in Ecuador. I dreamed!

Agree that in Moscow such things are simply necessary for most of the year. Gentlemen tourists, have no illusions! Wherever these same “products” are sold - at a fair, in a good store, and even in airport duty free (where, in my experience, you can find the best examples of folk art), - only a child or a super-original girl who prefers ethnic style, in a simple way - hippie. I'm not exaggerating, honestly! All this is frank self-tying, it doesn’t smell like high-quality woolen knitwear, rubber bands are sewn into the sleeves and into the lower edge (there is no other style), and the colors and ornament ...one disorder. Here you can buy a good poncho there: the colors will be decent, and the quality is decent. Why they do not release sweaters and jackets in the same vein remains a big Ecuadorian mystery.


So, the two “attractions” described above can be safely missed when visiting Ecuador, but it’s worth visiting the town of Salasaka. There is a fair there, which presents a good assortment of products of local craftsmen, i. e. those very terrible llama sweaters, blankets, woolen decorative rugs, various souvenirs and very beautiful paintings sewn from pieces of llama fur, again made in the form of rugs. In fact, such fur rugs are sold everywhere in Ecuador, but in Salasac they are cheaper. So we bought a few things, photographed a huge statue of a peasant in front of the entrance to the fair, and took the opportunity to photograph the Indian peasants themselves. Then we continued our way to Banos. On the way, Paul asked if we knew - and uttered an incomprehensible word. I said that I didn’t understand, he began to explain, said that they were small animals, here they are called “kui”.

I knew that kui is a guinea pig, an edible animal for the Indians. Paul was surprised at my awareness and said that only mountain Indians in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador eat kuya, but only in his homeland kui is the most delicious (who would doubt it! ). He also added that in Ecuador, this dish can only be tasted in places where certain Indian communities live. In short, he suggested that we stop by the town of Ambato on the way back to Quito and try a properly cooked kuya. Moreover, he said that, in principle, it is possible to do this in Banos, but it will be tastier in Ambato. I enthusiastically agreed, treating the proposed tasting as an acquaintance with another attraction, and my husband grumbled for a long time that he did not want to eat a rat. I must say that when we passed Pelileo, I saw a kind of spinning grill on the street, on which these same kui were fried.

Apparently, the finished product could be taken home, or eaten on the way, since there was no restaurant there. I think it's stupid to resent the fact of eating guinea pigs. I love all animals, both domestic and wild, but I never became a vegetarian. After all, Kui is not much different from a rabbit. Thank God, we did not see live pigs, only fried ones. I’ll tell you about visiting Ambato later, and our trip to Banos was coming to an end. Paul said that first we would check into a hotel, and then he would take us to the waterfalls.

Hotel Luna Runtun was chosen based on pictures from the Internet. At first we planned to only spend the night there, but advertising photos prompted us to book two nights. I don't think we made a mistake. Luna Runtun is located directly above Bañ os on a high mountain.


Its significant drawback is that you can only take a walk in the town, which is literally under your nose, by calling a taxi (or, as in our case, with the help of a guide). However, there are no problems with a taxi there, and the hotel is so beautiful that it is worth making some inconvenience. It is built in the form of a wonderful mountain village, I would say in the Swiss style, although it may be the Ecuadorian style. Mountain peaks rise all around, the Tungurua volcano is visible from the window, and exotic flowers and trees grow on the territory. But, most importantly, Luna Runtun has thermal pools. They are warm, although open, which on cool mountain evenings seems like a real fairy tale. There are several pools, some are warmer and less, and the largest has an almost normal temperature. Since the temperature was not favorable, we did not swim in it. The heat is thermal, that is, these are real mineral springs. The complex also has a jacuzzi.

They are not interested in vouchers at all - they just check the reservation on the computer. In the evening we got ready to pay for food and saw that there was a buffet, the dishes were not ordered and everything had already been paid for. It turned out to be a pleasant surprise. Drinks in the evening for a fee.

After checking into a nice house and admiring the volcano from the window, we went to the waterfalls. There were two of them: Santa Ana and Papillon de Diablo. Viewing the first waterfall includes a trip in a hanging basket, the so-called terabite. In Ecuador, this is a fairly popular entertainment - there would be a canyon with sheer walls. Our canyon was called Pastaza, like the river that formed it, it is very long and deep. The beauty around is amazing!

In a word, we got into the basket, rode over the abyss (the basket stops in the middle of the way so that people could better see the surroundings), walked on the opposite side, returned again in a terabite and drove to the next waterfall. The point of its inspection is at the bottom of the canyon. Gentlemen tourists, heed my warning: if your age, weight or any orthopedic problems make it difficult for you to climb, refuse to view this waterfall! Let's face it, Papillon de Diablo is not one of those natural objects that amaze the imagination, despite the picturesque suspension bridge at the end of the descent. In addition, even from the very point where it can be seen more or less entirely, inspection is difficult, since exactly where the view is best, there is a kiosk. And the soft drink vendors don't want tourists to take their place!


After the waterfall was in one way or another examined, we headed back. Very close to the suspension bridge, i. e. at the beginning of the ascent (or at the end of the descent) there is a nice restaurant with panoramic windows. It's so nice there, especially on the second floor, although you should be barefoot there. Yes, yes, shoes should be left below! Thanks to the ban, it is exceptionally clean and very quiet, with relaxing music playing. A waterfall is visible through the windows. It was the best moment of the whole tour. But I would willingly refuse it to avoid the subsequent nightmare. The descent was long, the rise, respectively, too. And the whole process takes place at a considerable height above sea level! Every 30 meters, the heart began to break, and the head to split. I was scared, I stopped and waited for the body to return to normal even a little. Knowing at the same time that it is necessary to rise further.

I don’t know how nothing burst in me, but I was really afraid not to reach it. Paul patiently waited out all my endless stops, clearly worried that he could not help. My husband offered his hand, but I decided that both of us would not get there. In a word, I went upstairs in a complete blackout. She then allowed herself to be led into the car. As the brain cooled down and consciousness returned, two thoughts arose in my head: the first - how good it is that I did not die! and the second - what the hell did I go there! In general, measure your desires with the possibilities.

On the way back, it was possible, of course, to walk around Bañ os, but I was incapable of any independent movements. So we returned to the hotel and went to the thermal pools. I think they brought me back to life. Having finally come to our senses in the room, we went to dinner and there on the buffet I saw an amazing thing, which I did not expect to find. Lesha ordered coffee, I, as usual, tea.

At the same time, the guide emphasized that the coca leaf is by no means a drug. The manufacture and use of the drug is severely punished. However, he added, drug addiction among the Indians is not common. It’s just that these are people who feel the measure in everything. And what we drank was coca leaf tea. It can be bought in all Ecuadorian supermarkets. Which I did in the same place, in Banos. Now I think I should have bought more.

The next day we went to Puyo, but first we stopped at the observation deck in front of the Tungurua volcano, from which it is best seen. It is located higher than the Runtun Moon, and is just a small green clearing on one of the mountain ledges. In the clearing there is a house, fortified on a tree, climbing into which, you can look at the volcano from a higher point. A swing is tied to a branch of the same tree.


Sitting on them is quite simple, but if you swing, you will find yourself over an abyss several hundred meters deep! For the sake of the winning frame, of course, I sat on the swing, but I didn’t dare to swing, I just pretended to.

So, we went to Puyo. On the way, the car now and then hid in mountain tunnels. There were six of them, one longer than the other. Paul said that this tunnel row was laid only two years ago, and the installation of the light was completed only this year. Now the road between Bañ os and Puyo is 45 minutes, and before it took 3 hours, and it was not possible to drive in all weather. You know, the implementation of such a serious road project has caused me admiration and confidence in the stability of the Ecuadorian economy. After all, the tunnel is a very visual thing. It is clear that its laying is a very laborious and expensive process. And there were a lot of tunnels!

Particularly respected was the fact that they were not fired on the main government highway, not to hold some important international event (for example, the Olympics), but only between two modest provincial towns. In a word, the road from Banos to Puyo made me think that although Ecuador is not a rich country, it is successfully developing.

It is believed that Puyo is already a jungle zone. Although there is not so much jungle there, since most of the land is either plowed up or built up. But the climate is noticeably warmer. There I felt the heat for the first time in Ecuador. Kill me, I don't remember the name of the place we visited. Previously, there was just a green hill, overgrown with grass, on which cows grazed. For ten years, conservationists have planted plants there that are natural for that latitude (i. e. , for a jungle less humid than the Amazonian).


To date, a real tropical forest has grown there with huge trees (apparently, they were planted not with twigs, but with large seedlings). Walks are carried out with a guide, smoking is not allowed on the territory. I really liked the tour, because I love exotic plants and flowers. For a husband, the main thing is to see the beast. But there are still only insects and a small number of birds. In short, this is a variant of the botanical garden (admission is paid), some plants are even provided with signs. Paul said that there are also wild jungles in the vicinity, where you can meet wild monkeys (or not). But we decided that if we go there, we won’t have time to walk around Bañ os. Since the Amazon was ahead of us, where there would definitely be no shortage of monkeys (that is, we thought so), we decided to return.

Bañ os, as I have already described, is a lovely town. If you go there, be sure, in addition to excursions, leave time for walking.

At a lower altitude, I didn’t feel anything like that, and even here the body did not immediately react. But if the signs appear, it is necessary to dump. We dumped, that is, we went down. The roads on Cotopaxi are unpaved, sometimes I had to cross small rivers or overcome a steep climb, I was even surprised that the car could handle it (a jeep, of course).

On this our journey through the volcanic part of Ecuador ended, the next day we had a flight to the department of Francisco de Orellana to the Amazon. In conclusion of a very long report, I want to say about three things that are important for tourists. First: Megafon's SIM card does not work in Ecuador, nor in Colombia, I don't know about our other operators.

From the Dunn Carlton Hotel I managed to call home (in total we spent 40 dollars on calls from Quito), in Colombia I could not get through not only from any of the four hotels, but even from the call centers that I found in desperation in Cartagena . True, from Bogota, just before returning home, the call still went through. Not far from the hotel, on the next street, we saw a tiny Internet point, where, in addition to computers, there were telephones. The point was called either International. com or Inter. com. I went in, not hoping for anything, said that I wanted to call Moscow. The woman took out an international directory and gave me the code. At other points, they used the same directory, but the code was given incorrectly, since it is necessary to correctly connect the code of Russia and the code of Moscow. In short, the code is this: 0077 (exactly two sevens! ), And then, depending on your PBX, 499 or 495, then your home number. Naturally, you can only call a landline in this way.


The conversation cost $2. Of course, all this should have been told in the Colombian part, sorry for the inconsistency. The second thing I wanted to talk about is the weather. Despite the fact that Quito is located on the equator, there is seasonality. The guide said that the hottest months are July and August, when the temperature can reach +30. In March, when we were there, it was +13 in the morning, then it got warmer up to 18 degrees, no more. In general, the typical weather in Quito is around +20. Such a strange “non-equatorial” temperature is explained by altitude. The sun is very strong, you need to use a protective cream. And the third thing to mention is the language. Spanish only, in both countries. Every hotel has at least one English-speaking manager, but if he is absent at the moment, no one will understand you. An English-speaking guide must be booked in advance, in Cartagena, for example, there are almost none. Ignorance of English is widespread and absolute.

They do not know not only the word “juice”, but also the word “bir” (by the way, beer in Spanish is “serves”, thank you - “muchas gracias”, please - “por favour”). Why, they don't know the word "Rush"! In Spanish, you need to say "Russia". But, ultimately, the devil is not so terrible. There are many international words (airport, telephone, restaurant, coffee), there is a sign language, and I also mastered pictographic writing! So, if the topic is not too complicated, you will be understood. In general, Ecuadorians are very friendly, but not pushy, although they are curious. I would say: delicate people. I'm glad we met.

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Отель Мариотт
Оперный театр Кито
Эквадорец
Кафедральный собор Кито
Президентский дворец
Школьники в президентском дворце
Площадь независимости
Уличные продавцы
Центробанк Эквадора
Семья
Церковь Сан-Франциско - старейшая в Кито (1550 г.)
Церковь Пенесильо
Кито - город на горах
Обзорная площадка Пенесильо
Улица в горной части города
Городские граффити
Бедный район
Современная церковь
Дорога в парк Катерина
Дети в парке
В парке всей семьей
Девушки в Кито
Большая семья
Жилой комплекс Твин Тауэрс
Маленькие попрошайки
Министерство миграции
В спортивном парке
Продавец фруктов на шоссе
Вид на Авеню Вулканов. Каждая гора - это вулкан
Вулкан Котопакси
Магазинчик с мороженым в Сальседо
Любители местного мороженого
Индейцы на ярмарке в Саласаке
Саласака. Образцы народного творчества
Юный индеец
Молодые крестьянки на ярмарке
Скульптура индейца в Саласаке
Ярмарка в разгаре
Церковь в Пелилео
Здесь продают джинсы местного производства (за 10$)
Куй на гриле
Улица в Баньосе
Средневековая церковь в Баньосе
Дети в Баньосе
Баньос
Наверху - отель Луна Рунтун
Багги в Баньосе
Любимый эквадорцами тип семейного автомобиля
Отель Луна Рунтун
Ландшафт
Луна Рунтун ночью
Термальный комплекс
Вид на Баньос из бассейна
В термальном бассейне
Природа вокруг Луна Рунтун
Цветы в Луна Рунтун
Вулкан Тунгуруа
Природа вокруг Баньоса
Вершина Тунгуруа
Горный ландшафт
Река Пастаза
Водопад Санта Ана
Терабита
Смотровая площадка и качели рядом с вулканом Тунгуруа
Спуск в каньон, чтобы посмотреть на водопад
Подвесной мост в конце спуска
Водопад Папильон де Дьябло
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