| Page Views: 2,663 Last Visit to Baños: August, 2007 | Avenida de las Cascadas, and Baños by calcaf38 - last update: Sep 23, 2007 |
The Avenue of the Waterfalls, and Baños | Rickety bridge over the top of "The Bride's Veil" |
I had read that Baños is a very touristic town, ideal for chilling and partying. Being a poor chiller and a downright party pooper, I decided to stay in Patate instead. Still, I wanted to go to nearby Baños, as the starting point to the famous Avenue of the Waterfalls. This is the nickname of the road between Baños and the village of Rio Verde, on the way to Puyo and the Amazon.
Riding on a bicycle from Baños to the Devil's Bucket (El Pailón del Diablo) was the highlight of my time in Ecuador, what the heck, of my life: three hours to go 20km, mostly downhill, with several stops to admire the many waterfalls and walk on several trails.
I returned to Baños in the back of a truck, with the bicycle, and I had enough time left to get a good glimpse of the town, and its undeniable attraction, before returning to Patate for the night.
The elevation of Baños is 1,800m = 5,900ft |
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| Pros: | "Exhilarating natural beauty - Haunting atmosphere - Spooky bridges" | | Cons: | "Too soon it was over. Next time, I'll bike to Puyo (60km)" | | In A Nutshell: | "The ride of a lifetime" |
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craic Mon Jun 8, 2009 11:46 UTC
what an exciting place! | Bwana_Brown Wed Apr 8, 2009 01:51 UTC
A first-class page all the way Oliver! This is just the type of thing I would love to do as well. Outstanding photos and what an interesting experience it must have been while enjoying such magnificent sights! The Tagua looks very unique too. | toonsarah Fri May 2, 2008 20:39 UTC
Excellent page! I enjoyed following your route with you, and was particularly taken with the Bride's Veil cable-car & your photos of the Devil's Bucket. The Tagua turtle is cute ;) | volopolo Sun Mar 23, 2008 02:55 UTC
Excellent picture! I love the wild life. |
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