next we went for a day trip out to Banos, a city out closer to the jungle and got to ride in an open air van out to see about 5 different waterfalls. at one point we got to ride on the roof of the van, and had to duck when we went through a tunnel.. very safe.. and also got to ride on a cable car that went out over one of the waterfalls. that took a lot of courage from most of my family.. it was kind of sketchy looking cable car..
after a few days in Riobamba, we headed out to a "city" called Mindo out in the jungle. we stayed at a cute little hostel called the dragonfly inn, with our own balcony with a hammock that faced right out to a stream and about a billion hummingbirds. we got to go zip lining, which if you know my mom, this was a pretty big deal that she actually summoned up the courage to do it, but she did and ended up loving it. we also got to go on a hike to a waterfall and take a tour of a chocolate factory.
from there we went to Quito where we got to go to the Equator, do some major shopping, and eat at some pretty sweet restaurants.
all in all, it was a pretty great trip
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