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  1. abbilisia2 avatar

    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.…

  2. zararock avatar

    RE: Best way in the country

    by zararock 18 April 2012

    I am in Ecuador right now and I can't say what would be the best route, but this is the route we are doing: Quito 3.5 hours by bus to…

  3. octopuspaul avatar

    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…

  4. Danrowe89 avatar

    RE: What to choose? Rio Napo or Banos and Puyo area??

    by Danrowe89 31 December 2011

    If you can make it to macas I would strongly recommend to go there rather than Banos. Here you can access the rainforest and also have…

  5. staggra1 avatar

    RE: Travelling to Baños from Guayaquil in February

    by staggra1 13 December 2011

    Hi Banos has a very nice setting and is a great base to do adventure activities and visit waterfalls. The town itself is not the beautifu…

  6. pboae avatar

    RE: 1 week in Ecuador- I need help and suggesstions!

    by pboae 01 December 2011

    It's possible to hire a car, maybe even a 4x4, but it won't be cheap, and won't necessarily save you much time. Buses are fast, frequent…

  7. Ageewhy avatar

    Re: 1 week in Ecuador- I need help and suggesstions!

    by Ageewhy 01 December 2011

    Thanks for the feedback guys...after doing some more research i'm starting to learn the country, its regions, and cities. I think we want…

  8. leelah_mac avatar

    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.…

  9. alegna_sophie avatar

    Re: Traveling from the Oriente (Puyo or Tena) to Latacunga

    by alegna_sophie 17 July 2011

    Wow! so, wait.... I'm planning a trip to Ecuador too this August. Actually, alicafae, we might meet on our trip! ;) The thing is I'll…

  10. jgcp avatar

    RE: Traveling from the Oriente (Puyo or Tena) to Latacunga

    by jgcp 16 June 2011

    I think you'll have to go back to Quito via Puyo and Banos if you want to go Latacunga as the other buses from Tena to Quito go via a…

  11. alicefae avatar

    RE: Traveling from the Oriente (Puyo or Tena) to Latacunga

    by alicefae 15 June 2011

    Thanks for the responses. Does anyone know if the Tena Quito buses also pass through Latacunga?

  12. alicefae avatar

    Traveling from the Oriente (Puyo or Tena) to Latacunga

    by alicefae 14 June 2011

    I’m planning a three week trip to Ecuador for this August. In my first ten days I would like to do the Quilotoa Loop and the Oriente,…

  13. WILLEMSPIE avatar

    RE: PUYO to MACAS: PUBLIC BUS SCHEDULE NEEDED

    by WILLEMSPIE 12 May 2011

    There are frequent busses (at least 1 per hour).

  14. susanitakatz avatar

    PUYO to MACAS: PUBLIC BUS SCHEDULE NEEDED

    by susanitakatz 10 May 2011

    I am taking a group of university students to the Oriente and need to know the bus schedule from Puyo to Macas. Can anyone help me? …

  15. Sillyb avatar

    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…

  16. NICOLEAH avatar

    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…

  17. larab1030 avatar

    Re: Traveling from Quito Airport to Puyo..

    by larab1030 01 March 2011

    Hello, I visited Paseo de los Monos last spring and I had a great time-played with friendly monkeys and other animals and the people…

  18. chelssy avatar

    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…

  19. rickdarnell avatar

    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…

  20. JBX avatar

    Re: Tentative Ecuador Itinerary - Puyo or Tena?

    by JBX 05 June 2010

    [... part of a blogger report --- ECUADOR - TENA ...|http://dmbtraveler195.blogspot.com/2010/05/ecuador-tena_22.html] hope above comment…

  21. sucre avatar

    Re: Tentative Ecuador Itinerary - Puyo or Tena?

    by sucre 04 June 2010

    Hi !!i'm planning to visit Ecuador for 2 weeks next july so i'll thank you very much all the info you can give us (a group of uruguayan…

  22. lagunagirl avatar

    Re: From Cuenca to Tena

    by lagunagirl 04 June 2010

    Hi If you are travelling from Quito to Cuenca overland I'd recommend you go via Tena rather than first Quito - Cuenca then Cuenca -…

  23. fifix avatar

    RE: Can't miss things to do

    by fifix 03 June 2010

    Quilotoa loop - the volcano and the trip around the loop on the back of the milk truck, although I hear they offer buses these days. Bike…

  24. lagunagirl avatar

    RE: Tentative Ecuador Itinerary - Puyo or Tena?

    by lagunagirl 31 May 2010

    I think I posted something recently about Hakuna Matata which is near Tena - my family and I live in Quito and we discovered this little…

  25. UruguayaYanqui avatar

    RE: Tentative Ecuador Itinerary - Puyo or Tena?

    by UruguayaYanqui 31 May 2010

    Thanks! I missed that post. So it looks like I should scratch Puyo and head straight to Tena instead.

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