Riobamba, Ecuador
Chimborazo (6310m) rising above the town of Mocha (3150m)
Today we saw clearly all the snow-capped peaks (Cotopaxi, Tungurahua, Altar, and Chimborazo) we missed seeing a week ago on the Avenue of the Volcanoes. We hiked around our hosteria before our 8 am breakfast; and had even better views as we climbed up a new paved road to Mocha and the Panamericana highway. We visited with a couple of the many cyclists out for a Sunday morning training ride. Waiting for breakfast-included delayed our start; so we stop early at a cozy hotel here and plan to start earlier tomorrow morning.
August 25th, 2009 at 21:23
Wowcano! Hey, does Riobamba mean “Dancing River”?
August 27th, 2009 at 16:50
Hey David and Julie,
Sheilah and I were just talking about you and your trip on the bus ride south from Riobamba when, low and behold, we spotted you out the window. We were thinking about what an incredible section of road it was and how cool it would be to see it from your own wheels and not out the window of a crowded bus.
To back up a little…we met you at the Hostal Chiminea in Baños and shared a little time over breakfast. We are the San Francisco family living in Cuenca.