Banos

Having spent almost 2 weeks on a detox with yoga and trekking we were feeling fit and healthy and decided to check out Banos, the town with natural thermal springs due to its location adjacent to a huge active volcanoe, and famous for its outdoor activities. Being located in the cloud forest it rained a fair bit, but on the first sunny day we decided to tackle the 60km bike ride down to the amazon basin, aptly named ´routa de las cascadas´ due to about sixteen waterfalls passed on route. The most exciting thing is seeing the change in ecology and habitats as the route drops from cloud forest to amazon. Also hearing the change in sounds and insect buzz, hotter climate and general more tropical lazy chilled out vibe (old men sat on street corners too chilling in the heat).