I landed in Bogota and spent time with my friend Jeannie who retired to Bogota. She is building a house /mini hotel in a beautiful place called Villa de Leyva. It is a colonial town surrounded by mountains and very pretty. I also returned to Quito to a great welcome. I had a fabulous time […]
Read MorePaseo de Chagra is a festival of the people who live under the volcano Cotopaxi. It is held in the village of Machachi and is reputably the largest horse show in the world. The streets are filled with the cowboys of the Andes called Chagras showing off their horses prancing and dancing. Silver bridles gleam […]
Read MoreThis is a delightful country house just outside Quito with a beautiful view of Volcano Cotopaxi. It has lovely gardens. The hotel is run by a lady farmer and is high quality food and accommodation. The drive itself is an adventure through the small villages with cobbled streets underneath Cotopaxi.
Read MorePuerto Lopez is on the coast and I was overawed by the wonderful acrobatic displays of the humpback whales. This is their mating ritual and they come to the coast of Ecuador to mate in June and by September you can see them with their babies. Every year from late June till early October, the […]
Read MoreMindo is a small village in a cloud forest in Ecuador and has it’s own micro climate. The village is a wonderful place to relax with orchids and humming birds and toucans in the luscious gardens of the many hostels and Pousadas. I love going there and my favourite place is Rodney’s El Descanso a […]
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