We spent another four days near Baños, staying with Sue and Marc at their campground about 20 minutes down the valley from town. Their place, Pequeña Paraiso, is set in a cloud forest with lots of birds. Marc is, among other things, an amateur videographer and has made some amazing videos, including ones of the active volcano above town and of the local wildlife.
It rained quite a bit while we were there, but we still made the most of our time by visiting a few of the many tourist attractions in the area.

We did a day trip to Puyo (in the jungle) by bus where we visited a monkey reserve and learned a little about medicinal plants
After saying goodbye to Sue and Mark we drove back to Baños to visit Casa de Arbol where we did some swinging. After lunch we drove up the valley opposite the volcano to a campsite where we hoped to have a good view of the volcano.

Above town at Casa de Arbol there’s a giant swing where you swing over a cliff. Imagine this picture with blue skies and a volcano in the background.

Tungurahua has been active since 1999 and erupts every couple of years. The town of Baños is festooned with evacuation route signs.

On the way back to Cuenca we drove through Chimborazo National park one more time hoping to get a glimpse of the volcano that was shrouded in mist on our last trip through. We weren’t disappointed!
Beautiful scenery! Brave Jen swinging out over that cliff! Glad it wasn’t Quinn! Glad you got to finally see the top of that volcano! Be safe!
Thanks, Bobbie! I tend to be terrified of heights, but this swing seemed a lot tamer than the photos probably indicate.
Love that caterpillar photo!
Thanks, Karin-Marijke! My husband, Witt, took this shot. He has a great eye for shooting little creatures. 🙂