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D10  GUAYLLABAMBA





This town with the difficult name is located 1 hour north of Quito in a
hot and dry valley of 2000m. It boasts of many fruit trees, especially avocados and chirimoyas and Quito's zoo is located there, which is the main attraction and which we visit to get to know the contry's animals. That trip also let's us make a nice roundtrip through the Quito valley with its many small villages with their imposing churches.




9.00 a.m.:     We drive north on the Pan-American highway , crossing the Guayllabamba river before entering the town of the same name.



10.30 a.m.:     We arrive at the zoo and start our tour through its premises. With a few exceptions all animals housed there are native ones from all the different nature regions of Ecuador. Although kind of sad seeing the animals caged in small housings it is the best opportunity to get to know them as many will be seldom encountered in the wild.



1.00 p.m.:     We continue by car towards Cayambe but turn then south again. At a viewing spot, we stop to enjoy the  great sights into the valley and on clear days we have also splendid views to the snow covered peaks of Cayambe and Cotopaxi.



2.00 p.m.:     We arrive in Quinche, which is the famous for its church and a major catholic site in the country. The Virgin Mary appeared there and the whole village is devoted to that event.



3.00 p.m.:     We return to Quito where we arrive  after another 1 hour drive.



 

PICTURES



D1  Colonial Quito


D2  Mitad del Mundo


D3  Cochasqui


D4  Otavalo


D5  Pahuma


D6  Papallacta


D7  Pujili





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D8  Saquisali


D9  Toaza - Blanco


D10  Guayllabamba


D11  Pichincha


D12  Pasochoa


D13  Cotopaxi


D14  Mindo




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