This past weekend we traveled an hour outside of Quito to the avenue of volcanoes. We were literally dropped off on the side of the freeway and following the directions we were given by the travel agency, we walked about a half mile up a dirt road, in the middle of no where and we found our hostel Papa Gayo. It is this really cute red farm house getaway, with stables, farm animals, including lamas, sheep, ducks, pigs and horses. There is also pastures where they grow food for the animals and the people staying at the hostel. They have a little disco tech in the back and a jacuzzi and comfy couches next to the fire. We got there on Thursday night and after a tour of the grounds we read and hung out and
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