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Tue
20
Oct '09

Defying Death Enroute to Devil’s Cauldron

Baños, a small town nestled in the Andes Mountains, is our 3rd Ecuadorian city stop. We find that it is swarming with tourists and ATV’s which curiously are only used on city streets. Of the many options for tourist entertainment, biking the road from Baños to Puyo sounded like a great idea. Deenaree loves biking and Ben is always up for a challenge. Neither of us knew what death defying events we would encounter along our route.

Sat
10
Oct '09

Volcanoes and the Indigenous in the North Andes

Upon our arrival in Ecuador we were excited to start a fresh leg of our journey.  As our first time in South America, we were both looking forward to exploring new countries, continents and hemispheres.  Another highlight of arriving was the return of our close friends from Houston, Courtney and Thantcyn, a week after our [...]