Brief summary of where we have been since Riobamba:
Baños: touristy, but cute. good breakfasts, beautiful waterfalls, relaxing hot springs.
Cuenca: charming little city. hung out with the Aussie (Tristin), the French dudes, and Ray (the awesome multilingual Cuencan we stayed with). Nice river walk, great hot chocolate, strange greeting cards.
Loja: Spent 15 minutes here before bording the bus to cross into Peru. Smooth and safe border crossing...saw some cute monkeys (a good omen).
Piura: got stuff done here (mail, internet, money changed into soles...the Peruvian currency). Hung out with Lillian´s awesome college friend, Michael Henry, who is a Peace Corps volunteer in a mountain village near Piura. 2 great and very healthy veggie food places!
Lima: After a very luxourious night bus ride, we´re here in Lima. Saw some ruins, some llamas mating, and some grand buildings. More to follow...
