Baños Bike Tour

Today we rented a couple of Mountain Bikes and headed from Baños, where we are staying, toward Puyo, which is in the Amazon Territory of Ecuador. On the way down the beautiful green valley we passed by many waterfalls, mandarin plantations, and cute little villages nestled along the cliffs of the Rio Verde. We stopped by a little cable car (see picture), used to transport mandarins, that took us across the valley. We hiked along the cliffs on a gorgeous trail discovering many flowers, spiders, and other creatures. Our trip with the bikes ended in Rio Negro. We took the bus back uphill, happy to arrive in one piece... bus drivers in Ecuador have no fear of steep cliffs and dropoffs. We enjoyed a wonderful Spa at our hotel (see picture)