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RE: Bogota, Colombia to Lima, Peru (1 month) - 2 travelling kiwis

by abbilisia2 22 May 2012

I have spent a lot of time in Ecuador and always thought the busses are really nice. I have only traveled by bus in central america other…
RE: Off the beaten trail

by abbilisia2 22 May 2012

The station is located about a 2 hours bus ride from Puyo in the Pastaza province of Ecuador. From Quito you should get a bus to Puyo.…
Re: Alternate route

by Sillyb 09 May 2012

With the exception of Vilcabamba almost anywhere south of Cuenca is majorly less tourist travelled, cheaper and interesting. Both to towards…
RE: indigenous people in ecuador

by octopuspaul 31 March 2012

If you look further south towards Macas you will be in a town not frequented by many tourists. There are a few agencies that will take…
Puyo Amazon Tours and Lodge

by alia_1234 17 February 2012

Hi, I am heading Puyo and haven't found many promising Amazon tours or lodges. Are there any near Puyo or Macas that are similar to the…
RE: Malaria? To take or not to take...

by octopuspaul 15 February 2012

Funbaron, unless you are going to remoter parts of the jungle I would not bother about ant-malarials. I live have lived here a few years…
Climbing Sangay!

by soulparadise 30 January 2012

Hi, I´m looking for trekking partners to climb Volcan Sangay, around the 10th of February. Sangay is a 5,230 meter volcano deep located…
Best rafting from Macas- not Banos

by melissa161 31 December 2011

HI, I just came back from from an amazing trip in Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia with my bf, luckily our travels went great, and we had no…
Re: Extreme Sports/Activities South America?

by staggra1 27 November 2011

Driving in Guayaquil is pretty intense. Here are a few other ideas.. Downhill mountain biking down an Ecuadorian volcano or to Coroico…
Re: Jungle tours from Macas

by lobito3 13 November 2011

I agree. There are 2 - 3 "tourist offices" but unless you are a small group there is very little they can do for you. To hire a private…
Jungle tours from Macas

by aedgeleylong 09 November 2011

Hello I was originally going to book a jungle tour from Quito (where I am now) but am now seriously considering going into the jungle…
Re: Bus frequency to Quito-Puyo/Puyo-Macas?

by leelah_mac 28 October 2011

Hello Chelssy, You seem to know a lot about traveling from Quito to Puyo. I am flying into Quito and arriving around 9:30am local time.…
RE: Itinerary

by Sillyb 01 May 2011

Anywhere is fun for hogmanay, but the allegoric puppets competitions and dances are said to be best on Amazonas in Quito, the center of…
RE: Travelling from Loja, Ecuador to the Amazon

by klaush 08 April 2011

It's right there, in Loja. Take a bus to Zamora, on the eastern side of the mountains. It's the capital of the jungle-covered Zamora-Chi…
24 hour reception hotel in Puyo?

by NICOLEAH 07 March 2011

So based on responses on another post, it sounds like there are no hotels near the Quitumbe bus station in Quito. So on Wednesday, I…
Re: Bus frequency to Quito-Puyo/Puyo-Macas?

by chelssy 12 January 2011

Hi, the bus frequency from Quito to Puyo is around every half a hour, you can go at night and definitely you will find a bus, but you…
March 2011 Trip - Amazon Advice

by rickdarnell 31 December 2010

My 17 year old daughter is a Rotary exchange student in Machala. My wife, 16 year old and 23 year old daughters and I are going to meet…
Re: Flights from Guayaquil

by dennistourguide 28 September 2010

Guayaquil to the jungle is a long way. Currently there in no flights, but you can catch a fly to Cuenca, and from there you can catch…
RE: Flights from Guayaquil

by vagabondsandcarryons 26 September 2010

Hi Fish, I'm not aware of any flights into Macas from Guayaquil, although there does appear to be flights from Quito. As a suggestion,…
RE: transport by bus in ecuador

by lobito3 24 May 2010

Baños - Puyo - Tena almost every hour. Puyo to Macas is now mostly paved and a race- track, they do it in under 2 1/2 hours. Beyond…
Re: transport by bus in ecuador

by morboso 21 May 2010

yes there are, although the buses to Cuenca from Tena are not necesarily direct. Quicker to go back through Baños to the panamericana…
Ecuador, which is the best way to go south into Peru?

by martinejohnson 21 March 2010

Hi, I'm starting my trip to South America in Ecuador making my way south to Peru. I'm wondering whether to go work my way down through…
Re: Doxy in Quito?

by lobito3 14 February 2010

I travelled all over in Ecuador including the Oriente all the way down to Macas and malaria never was an issue. If you travel into malar…
Re: Orphanage in Quito

by templeton 21 July 2009

Check out this children's crisis center. A Christian family originally from Canada runs it and another in Macas, but it serves kids in…
Puyo to Cuenca via MACAS ??

by thrudur84 14 June 2009

I'm wondering about: 1- Road condition 2- Travel time 3- What the scenery is like on the road from Puyo to Cuenca via Macas. Is it f…