I arrived in Quito early in the morning after a two hour flight from Bogota. At the airport I was already expected by Andres, my driver and companion for the next three weeks. After a quick breakfast we drove north to the small town of Otavalo.

The following day we drove south from Tulcan, past the capital Quito, into the cloud forests of Mindo.

Our next destination was the Cotopaxi National Park with its 5,897 m high Cotopaxi mountain.

The way further south led us to Cuenca, capital of the province of Azuay.

With Cuenca, the southernmost point on my trip through Ecuador was reached and we drove to Banos de Agua Santa.

From Banos de Agua Santos we went to the highest mountain in Ecuador, the 6,263 m high Chimborazo volcano.

Early in the morning we drove to the Laguna Quilotoa.

The next morning, I took the plane and flew to El Coca or Puerto Francisco de Orellana.

The end of my two-month tour of Colombia and Ecuador was approaching.