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 diversity of Ecuador......small country with many ecosystems.