The journey from Banos to Riobamba was pretty straightforward and took about 2 hours. In the afternoon we went for a wander in search of food - we opted for a place listed in the lonely planet that sounded good - obviously it was the furthest walk from the hostel - but that was good to build up a hunger - what we neglected to check was the opening times and arrived (very hungry) 2 hours before it opened! We did manage to find some food and then continued our wand...

I managed to get up relatively early on the Saturday morning and with only a mild headache I was on my way to Riobamba. Riobamba only has a little to offer tourists, it's a really nice city, there's some remnants of an old train route that brings you over a part called the devil's nose which is meant to be stunning - however the train no longer runs there! Other than that there is the option of walking or cycling on Chimborazo, a nearby volcano, and the highest m...