From Chiclayo I decide to ride the night bus to Chachapoyas, which is inland about 10 hours. The bus ends up being top quality and we even get served a lovely stir fry on board by a hostess. I´m impressed. Would have been better with a few wines but beggars can´t be choosers. The road is really windy and sitting in the very front seat it´s hard to get sleep with all the bumps and driving on the wrong side of the road (i.e. the bus driver went onto the left qui...

Baños was a great place to either chill out or seek adventure activities if you so wished....I opted for a relaxing schedule with several walks but mostly recovering from a head cold and all the exercise of the previous weeks. Soon however my feet started to itch from the travellers bug again and it was time to head for the land of the Incas, Peru. One must understand when it comes to travel in Ecuador that things don´t happen quickly and what I thought would b...