Guinea Pig Lake

The scenary here is just mind blowing and we're in our element in Ecuador, with snow capped mountains, lakes, great hiking and free/safe camping.

We thought we had better get our hiking legs back, and the 13km hike around Laguna de Cuicotcha (Guinea Pig Lake) looked just the ticket. The altitude wasn't bad at just around 3,000m but we felt it a little on the short punchy climbs. It was a lovely walk and it was great to spend some more time with KP & Taylor. The only annoying thing was that Maya wasn't allowed into the park so had to wait in the van :(

The hike was only about 4 hours so we got back nice and early, and forgot about how powerful the UV is at this altitude so we promptly all got sunburnt.

The camping spot just outside the gate was so nice we stayed a second night, and had another fire. This is precisely what we have been missing since we left the states. We were also joined by a French couple, who delighted us in bringing out moldy (ie authentic) cheese from home and a bottle of Pastis.Read more