Mindo

Mindo is a village surrounded by a cloud forest. It was only two hours north of Quito so we decided that we had to go and see it. The drive into Mindo was very pretty as we saw the clouds moving over the valley and the forest. We hired bikes in Mindo and cycled to a butterfly farm outside of the village. We learned about how butterflies are made before entering an outside room full of butterflies. It was fascinating watching the butterflies fly around the room. I also loved looking at the different colours of butterflies some of them were very pretty.

Afterwards we cycled uphill to the Nambillo waterfall. We were able to cycle about 80% of the way and then we walked through the forest trail to finally reach the waterfall. There was a lot of locals swimming in the water but unfortunately we forgot our swimming togs so just sat and watched our surroundings. Mindo was a really nice place to spend the day. We were happy to be out of the busy city of Quito and in a relaxed natural environment. Czytaj więcej