Ecuador is one of the smallest nations in South America, yet it does not lack any characteristic landscapes of the Andean countries. The small distances also mean, that you can get from salty ocean breeze to the breathtaking volcano views in a matter of hours. Leaving Guayaquil in the evening and driving over the flatlands for a while, the road got steep and curvy as we hit the Andean mountain range. We stopped for the night on a backyard of a very friendly family and we talked into the evening about our travel and home country. Oh and they are growing avocados in the backyard they gave us about ten kilos of them for the way :) The next day we continued to the charming village of Salinas where we explored the surroundings a bit, enjoyed the local european style cheeses and had the first peek of the Chimborazo volcano - the highest mountain in Ecuador.
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We started our first drive in the evening and soon realised that driving in South America has little to do with our usual route we had on the German highways. The road was messed up, full of potholes and big rocks lying around. One thing was sure... driving at night will be done on rare occasions. We stopped in a charming village of Mindo where we camped for the first night and had an amazing chocolate tour the next morning. They showed us the whole process of chocolate-making which included tasting cocoa in all of it's forms and varieties. This time, Manca was in chocolate heaven. |
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