I know this is long overdue, but better late than never right :)
Over Easter weekend, my friend Melissa and I decided to take a quick trip to explore Mindo, a cloud forest reserve. As Mindo is a little less than 2 hours from Quito, a day trip was entirely possible - we just wanted to do some hiking and get out of the city for a bit. After arriving early Saturday morning, we hired a truck to take us up the mountain to a cable car (a very rickety cable car), which we would use to cross over a canyon to get to the waterfalls. Once across the canyon, we spent the morning hiking through jungle-like forestation, and lots of mud, to about 7 different waterfalls. It was absolutely gorgeous, especially how green everything was. Plus, as Mindo is known for its butterflies, it was fun to see how many we could spot along the way. After a full 4 hours of hiking, we returned to the center of Mindo for lunch. We then caught our bus home to Quito, early enough that I could help Matele with some final preparations for Easter lunch the next day!
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| Passing over the canyon in the cable car |
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| Melissa and I |
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