Today we went back into Banos to check out the town a bit more. The weather was nice today so we decided to take a horseback ride up the mountain toward the volcano. It took us through the Ecuador countryside past farms until we began to climb, (glad we were on horseback). There had been a recent eruption of this volcano and we passed lava rock and volcanic ash and through a rocky river stream. We had a great view with cooperating weather. Appreciating the di...

We arrived in Banos ,Ecuador yesterday and got settled in at the Samari Resort and Spa. It is located just outside Banos in a beautiful setting and gardens. It had been the location of a Jesuit Monistary in the 1700's. Surrounded on three sides with mountains. Today we headed to the thermal hot springs in the morning and enjoyed the natural springs. In the afternoon we took a very fun waterfall tour into the canyon which is lush and green. The bus was open ...