Després de la LLuna vam passar per Quito altre cop per poder agafar el bus cap a Latacunga, punt d'inici per començar la Ruta Quilotoa.
La ruta consisteix en recórrer els diferents poblats indígenes situats entre 2.800 i 3.800 m d'alçada, enmig de valls impressionants.

Els transports són bastant escassos, precaris i a més sovint canvien els horaris, és millor anar preguntant i passar una mica de la guia. Els camins estan en molt mal estat, plens de forats, sense cap tipus de barana i a més són estrets, per poder pujar a les corves el bus s'ha de parar i fer mil maniobres i si es troben 2 busos de cara un a de recular, i bastant de tros! Mes val no mirar per on trepitja el bus, la distància entre la roda i la caiguda lliure són pràcticament inexistents.

Un dels transports que hem agafat ha sigut la camioneta de llet, que passa cada matí recollint i venen llet, hem arribat a ser 20 persones, unes 6 motxilles grans, 8 bombones de gas buides, i es clar els 2 bidons, de 500 l cada un, de llet!! allò semblava un tetris!!
Els paisatges són una passada i compensen en gran part els transports, la carretera ressegueix la muntanya fent ziga-zagues descobrint la vall des de d'alt.

En la nostra ruta hem visitat Pujilí, conegut pel mercat dels diumenges, després Zumbahua, sense gaire encant, ens vam trobar amb una festa de casament que va durar tot el dia i part de la nit, on tot el poble anava hiper begut, el problema va ser quan volíem anar a dormir i els 2 grups de música que tocaven alhora no acabaven mai!!

Quilotoa, és una comunitat indígena 100% i potser un dels poblats on val més la pena allotjar-se, nosaltres no ho sabíem i vam dormir en el d'abans, un pal! està situat a tocar de la Laguna Quilotoa, el millor de la ruta sense dubte, pots caminar per el cràter i les vistes són, altre cop, IMPRESSIONANTS amb majúscules!!

Chugchilán ve després, un altre poble sense grans encants, però amb un hostal de primera, Mama Hilda ens va cuinar un sopar deliciós, a Sigchos vam fer una parada de 4 hores per esperar el següent autobús i 4 hores més tard altre cop a Latacunga.

Cuena is a real change from most parts of Ecuador. It is a really beautiful city, with graceful streets and stacks of impressive churches. Although....Cuenca can sometimes feel a bit dead, especially in comparison with the liveliness of the coast (think Guayaquil) Having said that, Cuenca does have some really trendy bars, cafes and restaurants to chill at. - A must is LA PAROLA CAFE on CALLE LARGA. It only opened 4 months ago, but its a real gem. - If your going to stay the night anywhere, make it El Cafecito. Really cool, full of travellers to meet up with, excellent food. Only downside is if you want to have an early one, when the restaurant is still lively. US$6 a night - Day trip not to miss is the Parque Nacional Cajas! Bloody INCREíble! Costs US$10 if your a tourist or US$1.50 if your Ecuadorian or residing in Ecuador

Make a reservation on a scuba boat even if you do not dive, it is the best way around the islands

Don't try to drive in this country, taxi is only about a buck, don't carry large amounts of cash, and be careful what you eat make sure, stay away from the local water, bring some stomach medicine with you.

Flying out of Quito, the Ecuadorian government charges an exit tax, you must pay this to enter the terminal, they only take cash, no debit or credit cards, at the airport there are a couple ATM's but as you will find out in Ecuador most ATM's don't work with American bank cards, so bring cash with you to the airport. Exit fee is $40 per person.

To get here you can take a plane to Manta ($130 roundtrip from Quito, 30 minute flight) or a bus to Manta or Bahia de Caraquez ($10 or 12, 7 or 8 hours), then a taxi to Bahia de Caraquez ($35, 1 1/2 hours) if you arrived to Manta by plane or bus, the taxi will drop you off at the place (a small dock) where you take a boat to San Vicente ($0.30, 10 minutes), and finally you can take a taxi ($4) or a bus ($0.30) or a bike taxi ($4) to go to Canoa (15 minutes). Complicated? haha... but it's totally worth it!!!

Long streched city ( 45km long 5km wide) in the Andes on 2850m. Four seasons a day, cool at night, sun is very strong when shining. Nice old town with a lot of churches. Pucblic transport very good, almost every 5 minutes a bus on the 3 main lines that are running through Quito and bring you almost everywhere. Else, take a taxi, 1 to 5 dollars, yellow, green, white, red taxi light on the top, red registration label on the door. Two main bus terminals for long distance connections, Terminal Terrestre in the south and Ofelia in the north. New town (Mariscal) is the place for tourists and partying, you can book tours there, sit in the cafe and get all the informations you need. People are very friendly and helpfull but there are a lot of poor people that need money and as the social security is very bad, they have to get it somewhere else. So, watch your bag, put it in the front in the bus and in crowded places. At night, take a taxi or move in groups. In general, if you get robbed you don't even recognize it until you are looking for it, normally no violence.

I recommend all travelers to take a canoe and plan a trip but not to typical places, but tell the canoe driver to take you to a place where you can see the local life. We did that once and ended up in a marriage in which we had a great party with local people and it was a whole new experience to be in there!

Guayaquil is quite danger ...

If you like railways, so you have to get on the Riobamba express... its just fun, amzaing scenery