Tag: Ecuador
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![Shacked-up in Vilcabamba…[29/50]](https://www.craigbellamy.net/images//wpid-mg_4192.jpg)
Shacked-up in Vilcabamba…[29/50]
Vilcabamba, about 200 kilometers from the Peruvian border, was the last town I visited in Ecuador. It is a classic small Ecuadorian town, built on an orderly grid, lined with wobbly, white-washed adobe houses with a shaded town square in the centre (with the ubiquitous Catholic Church bearing down). But what makes Vilcabamba different to…
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![La vida bohemia en Cuenca [28/50]](https://www.craigbellamy.net/images//wpid-img_3977.jpg)
La vida bohemia en Cuenca [28/50]
Occasionally when traveling with a bit of time on one’s hands, one stumbles upon a place in which they identify so strongly that they find it difficult to leave . Cuenca in southern Ecuador was such a place for me. With a rich historical landscape suited for flanerie, a vibrant nightlife, small bohemian bars and…
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![Banos: city of rain [26/50]](https://www.craigbellamy.net/images//wpid-img_3804.jpg)
Banos: city of rain [26/50]
A few hours south of Quito is the spectacular mountain town of Banos, nestled under the active volcano, Tungurahua. Volcan Tungurahua tends to errupt frequently, including relatively recently, but the locals always come back, minus a few relatives, limbs and layers of skin. There are many adventures to be had in Banos, mostly focused upon…
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![The erupting hat of volcano Cotopaxi [24/50]](https://www.craigbellamy.net/images//wpid-img_3390.jpg)
The erupting hat of volcano Cotopaxi [24/50]
The past week after leaving Colombia I have been in Ecuador where I met my friend David loitering within the ‘Avenue of Volcanoes’ in a small village called Cotacachi. I missed Colombia as soon as I crossed the border, especially the soldiers on the side of the road decked-out in full combat gear, adorned with…