Puenting (bridge jumping)

Our Ecuadorian friend Jose has a bridge jumping business as part of Afuera (an outdoor film company), so of course we went with Vivian to take in this interesting local sport.


Janice was scared so Jose devised a system where Janice and Jason could rappell down from the bridge so that the fall was shorter. Stay tuned for Janice´s video.

After watching Janice and Jason jump, Vivian decided to also took part in the adventures that day. Our friend Jose was so excited that she broke the record for oldest person to jump! He made a video as a tribute to her bravery.

Vilcabamba

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Cuenca

Designated a Unesco World Heritage Site, we weren´t sure what all the fuss was about. The old architecture is beautiful and we loved the potable tap water, but perhaps we missed something.

To give Vivian the full backpackers experience, Jason and Vivian picked a $6 a night hostel in downtown Cuenca (Janice was not involved in the selection process). Although the views were nice and the people were really friendly, it was obvious why it was only $6 a night. However, Vivian enjoyed the novelty of the whole experience and could handle it for the few days that we were there.

While in Cuenca we took a day trip to Incapirica, one of the largest Inca ruins in Ecuador. Although much smaller than the ruins in Peru, we thought Vivian might like to see remmants of the ancient civilization. Although the Incas were only in Ecuador for less than 100 years before the Spanish arrived, the still managed to make their mark on the people here.