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Ecuador - off the beaten track

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chris912 Joined: Oct 04 Points: 4 Posts: 1 Posted: 2004-10-18 18:49:00    Spent a month travelling through Ecuador - Banos, Otavalo, Cotopaxi, Quito, Galpagos, the Oriente - all were very touristy and at times too pricey for my likeing - Banos struck me as being a bit like Mexico! - but my most memorable destination was Piedra Blanca in Bolivar province. If you want to get off the beaten track, I can't recommend it enough - loads to see and do - trekking, rafting in replica ancient boats, horseback riding, trips to ancient sites - no other tourists for miles, fully qualified local guides - it's a memorable visit. It's a community-run ecotourism project, so everything is organised (well) by the locals, and tourism revenue is used for local conservation projects. Go there! - the Piedra Blanca Community Ecotourism Project. Reply    Reply with quote    Contact chris912   wojtekd Premium account Joined: Oct 02 Points: 74920 Posts: 411 Posted: 2004-10-18 20:48:00    Hi Chris Years ago I was climbing Cotopaxi to the first glaciers... How does it look now? Any general entry fee? The cost of climbing to the summit? Thanks, greetings... Wojtek --- You can lose everything, but nobody will take away what you saw and what you experienced... W.D. Reply    Reply with quote    Contact wojtekd