Baños, Ecuador

This weekend has been the best one yet! The four of us took a trip to Baños, which is about a 4 hour bus ride from Cumbayá. We left early Saturday morning so we had the whole day to spend, and we came back late Sunday afternoon. Sadly, it rained the majority of the day on Saturday, but it ended up clearing up for the most part later in the afternoon; so, the four of us visited La Casa del Arbol, which is an attraction that is also called "the edge of the world". We all jumped on a swing, and we swung out to the edge of the world - it was an amazing experience as the swing took your breath away, and the view was incredible. There is also a treehouse that we climbed up that also gave us another view of the mountains of Baños. It was a unique experience!

Sunday was by far the best day I have had in Ecuador so far in terms of being a tourist! Me, Hannah, and Mikayla were extra adventurous, and signed up for a 6 2000 meter zip line course...and WOW! There were 2 zip line courses that allowed you to go across on your belly, and that was incredible because we are zip lining over waterfalls, creeks, and other mountain regions. We are already pretty high up in the mountains, so the views were absolutely incredible as each one was different. We had to hike up mountain trails to get to the other courses (that was tough with the altitude), but the view was almost eye-watering! This will be a memory that I will cherish for as long as I can remember, and I recommend anyone who travels to Ecuador to go to Baños and zip line throughout the mountains!