Cajas National Park

Today was the last day of the tour with my mom, and was another wondeful one! We spent the afternoon visiting the Cajas National Park, outside of Cuenca. Sometimes Ecuador has weird laws, and we found a new one today at the park. For whatever reason, they would not allow our guide to join us on the hike in the park. They told him he was not "certified" to lead us around the park, and so they made him stay with the car.

My mom and I headed off on our own, taking a hike around a lake. It was another very pleasent place, allowing for some more beautiful mountain and lake views.

After our visit to Cajas, we headed back to Cuenca and checked out of our hotel and loaded up our luggage. We were dropped off at the airport and said goodbye to our wonderful guide Diego.

Diego started his 10 hour drive back to Quito, while my mom and I took a 30 minute flight. It was not only extremely convenient, but also extremely beautiful. It was neat to see the mountains rising up above the clouds. We were flying level with many of Ecuadors tallest mountains!