Papallacta

On Sunday March 30th, we had a leisurely drive through away from Quito on a road following the North East Valley to the hot springs at Papallacta (pronounced papa yacta).
It is a pretty spot nearly 3000m above sea level so it is quite cool. There are series of walks of varying lengths and challenge into the surrounding mountains. After a short walk along a very cold river we decided to spend the rest of the day conscientiously doing nothing in the hot springs that were right outside the door of our cabin.
This is Jane with our guide, Jorge Castillo, by the way. He is single, doing graduate course in social sciences and extremely knowledgeable about Ecuador. We have his cell phone number……