PRACTICAL WANDERLUST
Baños, Ecuador is known for two things: naturally heated thermal baths, and adventure sports! Nearby Baños, you’ll find mountains, rivers, waterfalls, hot springs, and the famous Swing at the End of the World.
Casa de Arbol is one of the top reasons people visit Baños, Ecuador: everyone’s seen that iconic picture, flying high above the mountains, leaving all your cares behind.
In the center of Baños is a little street filled with stalls handicrafts and artisan-made souvenirs.
The Pailón del Diablo is a waterfall park complete with an enormous suspension bridge. You can also zip-line or take a cable car over the gorge!
Rio Pastaza is fast and bumpy but not dangerous, so the medics double as paparazzi. The highlight of my ride was when our guide flipped the boat (on purpose)!
In Baños, the term Canopying is interchangeable for ziplining, because when you go zip-lining in Banos, you fly through a canopy of trees … and over a giant canyon.
Ecuador is known for its chocolate: grown farm fresh in the coasts and near the Amazon jungle, the chocolate here is local, organic, and incredibly good.