The devil is in the details so they say, but in Ecuador’s case, the devil is in the mountains and in the waterfalls. It is also in the weather at the moment. It changes as rapidly as the convictions of a politician. It’s devilish hard to dress appropriately. One minute you are freezing in your fleece, the next you are sweating in your t-shirt. It’s no wonder my mum caught a cold. The day of rest in Otavalo wasn’t enough for her to recover, nevertheless she decided to ‘woman’ up and we left for Latacunga the next day. Latacunga wasn’t our destination though, it was just a stop-over. It’s neither ugly, nor pretty. It has its charms, some cobbled-stoned streets, a few churches and plazas and some nice buildings. But the reason for coming to Latacunga
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