• South America
    1Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción
    Mercado 10 de AgostoRio TomebambaIngapirca - even before the Incas, it was a sacred place for the Canari Indigenous PeopleLa Cara del Inca (Inca Face - for once we agree with what people see in rocks)Cajas NPPolylepis forest - these cool trees can grow at altitudes up to 5000m!Laguna Toreadora

    Cuenca

    May 8–12, 2024 in Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

    The historic center of Ecuador's third largest city is UNESCO World Heritage and it shows. There are beautiful colonial buildings and well-preserved churches everywhere ⛪. We also found a lot of cozy cafes and good vegan restaurants here, which added to its charm.

    We did two day trips from Cuenca. One to Ingapirca, the largest Inca ruins in Ecuador and one to Cajas National Park, where we hiked along a few of the 786 alpine lakes at an altitude above 4000 meters (= Miel with a headache).

    After spending a month on the mainland in the rainy season, it's time to move on to Peru!    Read more