A mountain range of huge views, small towns and curious, native people
Five years ago I flew to Quito Ecuador with a friend for a three-month trip in South America. He went as far as Cuzco, Peru, the gateway to the famed ruins of Machu Picchu. From there, I traveled alone across Bolivia and Brazil by bus to my final destination of Rio de Janiero.
The diversity of landscapes and cultures that I saw was astonishing. From Quito Ecuador to La Paz Bolivia I traveled through the Andes, a mountain range of huge views, small towns and curious native people. A highlight of this was Cuenca in Ecuador, a dynamic colonial town surrounded by eerie high-altitude nature.
