We took a ferry to cross from the port at San Jorge to Ometepe Island. This place is pretty phenomenal; it's an island made of two volcanoes, Conception, an active volcano, and Maderas, a dormant one. Ometepe is the second largest freshwater lake in Latin America (after Lake Titicaca), and the lake is on average... Continue Reading →
Amazon Rainforest at Cuyabeno – no such thing as silence
My first trip to the Amazon Rainforest will certainly not be the last. I loved it!! I can't believe I nearly skipped it. For this 4-day trip I was with Sharon and Paul from the Netherlands and Elaine from Ireland and we made a great bunch. We left Quito at 11pm on a nightbus transfer... Continue Reading →