❧ As the great Guayas River finds its way into the Pacific Ocean, its waters go shaping numerous vein-like mongraves, which are vital for the environment -they prevent erosion, they fight back air pollution.

❧ We're staying at Posada Ingapirca, our mountain lodge just 200 meters away. It's a charming place; a 200-year-old haciendo with lovely sights all around. Play with the llamas, eat exquisite reintrepretations of the Inca diet, get all comfy next to the fireplace. We've planted hundreds of endemic trees over the place, and through time they've transformed the Posada into a unique spot in our country.