Donde esta los Baños?

Well, that is a great question. And while this is not a story about our bathroom emergencies, it is a tale of our visit to the town of ‘baths’. Baños de Aqua Santa, commonly referred to as Baños, is located in the mountain highlands of Ecuador. The town gets its name for the many hot springs located in the city and rests at the foot of the volcano Turgurahua. The Pastaza River flows in the valley which is harnessed for hydroelectricity before it heads down to the Amazon basin. The city sits in a narrow valley at around 6000ft and …

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Into the Ecuadorian Amazon

“So, is it a pretty curvy road?” I asked Luis, our driver, as we headed out of Cuenca. “No, not very curvy,” Luis replied-with complete seriousness. “So, is it a pretty curvy road?” I asked Luis, our driver, as we headed out of Cuenca. “No, not very curvy,” Luis replied-with complete seriousness. Approximately 500+ tight turns and 9.5 hours later we arrived in Tena, the gateway to the northern Ecuadorian Amazon!

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