After the Guayaquil getaway, we had one day back in Quito before we left for four days trekking in mountains even higher than Quito. That is, Scott and our friend Tyler from Eugene hiked the Quilotoa Trek, about eight miles each day with lots of ups and downs. Jody bused or taxied from village to village; her shoulder wasn’t up to carrying a backpack. We stayed in hostels in mountain villages (Isinlivi, Chugchilán, and Quilotoa) amidst Andean beauty.

Day Two – Isinlivi (dining room view)

Day Two – Isinlivi: fellow hikers

Day Two – Isinlivi (us)

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Day Two: On the way to Chugchilan

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Day Two – Chugchilan

Day Two – Chugchilan

Day Two – Chugchilan: the tired hikers in the hammocks

Day Three – Chugchilan breakfast

Day Three – Chugchilan

Day Three – Chugchilan to Quilotoa (view from Chugchilan)

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Day Three: On the way to Quilotoa

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Day Four – Quilotoa Lake!