{"id":13364,"date":"2025-06-02T10:34:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T08:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/?p=13364"},"modified":"2025-06-02T10:41:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T08:41:40","slug":"all-you-need-is-ecuador","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/en\/all-you-need-is-ecuador\/","title":{"rendered":"All you need is Ecuador"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u201cAll you need is Ecuador\u201d <\/strong>is one of the slogans promoted by the Tourism Office. And indeed, the more I find myself writing about this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/en\/category\/ecuador\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wonderful country<\/a>, the more I realise how deeply it has touched me\u2014far more than many other destinations. Over the years, Ecuador remains one of the most complete journeys of my life.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13396 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-12-01-Comunita-Tigua-e-Cratere-12-1-900x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-12-01-Comunita-Tigua-e-Cratere-12-1-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-12-01-Comunita-Tigua-e-Cratere-12-1-1800x1350.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-12-01-Comunita-Tigua-e-Cratere-12-1-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-12-01-Comunita-Tigua-e-Cratere-12-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-12-01-Comunita-Tigua-e-Cratere-12-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-12-01-Comunita-Tigua-e-Cratere-12-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Together with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/en\/category\/bolivia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bolivia<\/a>, it often comes up when I\u2019m asked: \u201cWhat\u2019s the most beautiful trip you\u2019ve ever taken?\u201d A somewhat silly question, because how can you choose, how can you decide when <strong>life is a river and everything changes<\/strong>? And yet, Ecuador consistently reappears in my thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>So, the journey continues. We head to<strong> Ingapirca.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13394 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-12-01-Comunita-Tigua-e-Cratere-8-1-900x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-12-01-Comunita-Tigua-e-Cratere-8-1-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-12-01-Comunita-Tigua-e-Cratere-8-1-1800x1350.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-12-01-Comunita-Tigua-e-Cratere-8-1-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-12-01-Comunita-Tigua-e-Cratere-8-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-12-01-Comunita-Tigua-e-Cratere-8-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-12-01-Comunita-Tigua-e-Cratere-8-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingapirca<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Getting there is a journey within the journey. From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/en\/cuenca-and-the-el-cajas-national-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Cuenca<\/strong><\/a>, the road winds through hills and villages nestled in the green folds of the Andes.<\/p>\n<p>But the first thing I remember about this archaeological site isn\u2019t beautiful\u2014it\u2019s <strong>the brutal cold at night. <\/strong>At about 3,300 metres above sea level, we stayed in a rundown guesthouse. Despite the comfy beds and the fact that I slept fully dressed, shoes and hat included, the cold seeped into my bones. By morning, I felt like I\u2019d been run over by a lorry. Without breakfast and with considerable physical and mental effort, I pushed that lorry out of my thoughts, knowing I had a special day ahead\u2014a unique travel opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>Ingapirca\u2014meaning <strong>\u201cInca wall\u201d<\/strong> in Quechua\u2014is much more than a collection of ancient stones. It\u2019s a dialogue carved in rock, a story of coexistence and resistance. It\u2019s <strong>a bridge between two seemingly distant worlds that, here, touch: the Ca\u00f1ari and the Inca.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Ca\u00f1ari, the original inhabitants of these lands, worshipped <strong>the Moon.<\/strong> The Inca, who arrived later, brought with them the cult of <strong>the Sun.<\/strong> <strong>Two different cosmologies,<\/strong> two ways of reading the sky and the earth. And yet, they met here. <strong>Not without conflict<\/strong>, of course\u2014the Inca initially tried to conquer the Ca\u00f1ari. When they failed, they chose to live alongside them. This strange balance is palpable as you walk among the ruins: the precise, geometric Inca architecture blends with the more organic style of the Ca\u00f1ari. The result is a unique harmony that speaks of adaptation.<\/p>\n<p>The heart of the site is the <strong>Temple of the Sun<\/strong>, built with perfectly interlocking stones, without mortar. An elliptical structure, astronomically aligned: during the solstices, sunlight would pass directly through the temple\u2019s entrance. A detail that reveals how deeply these civilisations (long before our rather useless modern era) observed and understood <strong>the cosmos.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I remember two more things about Ingapirca. First, <strong>our guide:<\/strong> theatrical, incredibly knowledgeable, at times funny, explosive, and smiling\u2014just like many Ecuadorians. Looking back at my notes while writing this article, I regret one thing: not writing down his name. He told us everything\u2014literally everything\u2014about Ingapirca: from where to find the toilets, to the excavations, to the challenges of coexistence between the Ca\u00f1ari and the Inca, to his children, to the distant Chimborazo. Everything.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13390 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-11-26-Ingapirca-Sito-Archeologico-18-1-900x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-11-26-Ingapirca-Sito-Archeologico-18-1-900x1200.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-11-26-Ingapirca-Sito-Archeologico-18-1-1800x2400.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-11-26-Ingapirca-Sito-Archeologico-18-1-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-11-26-Ingapirca-Sito-Archeologico-18-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-11-26-Ingapirca-Sito-Archeologico-18-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-11-26-Ingapirca-Sito-Archeologico-18-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-11-26-Ingapirca-Sito-Archeologico-18-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But most of all, I remember <strong>the tomb at the centre of the site.<\/strong> According to some archaeological interpretations and local stories, the remains of an important female figure\u2014perhaps a priestess or queen\u2014were found here, having died of natural causes. Next to her were the remains of ten others, likely servants or ritual companions, who may have died voluntarily or through ritual sacrifice. Some theories\u2014though not universally confirmed\u2014suggest they ingested hallucinogenic or psychotropic substances as part of a funerary ritual, a practice not uncommon in some ancient Andean cultures, where it was believed that servants should accompany nobles into the afterlife. They were found in foetal position, as in many other cultures: only this way could they be reborn into <strong>Pachamama.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13404 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-12-01-Cotopaxi-e-Chimborazo-Valleys-14-1-900x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-12-01-Cotopaxi-e-Chimborazo-Valleys-14-1-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-12-01-Cotopaxi-e-Chimborazo-Valleys-14-1-1800x1350.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-12-01-Cotopaxi-e-Chimborazo-Valleys-14-1-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-12-01-Cotopaxi-e-Chimborazo-Valleys-14-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-12-01-Cotopaxi-e-Chimborazo-Valleys-14-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-12-01-Cotopaxi-e-Chimborazo-Valleys-14-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chimborazo: the border between earth and sky<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After leaving Ingapirca, that afternoon we had a grand, absurd idea: <strong>to climb Chimborazo.<\/strong> Well, not to the summit\u2014but let me explain.<\/p>\n<p>This volcano is a silent colossus that dominates central Ecuador with its glacial majesty and legendary aura. <strong>It\u2019s the point on Earth closest to the sun.<\/strong> More precisely, although it\u2019s not the tallest mountain in absolute terms, its position on the equator makes it the farthest point from the planet\u2019s centre.<\/p>\n<p>At <strong>6,268 metres above sea level,<\/strong> Chimborazo is also Ecuador\u2019s highest volcano and the undisputed king of the so-called <em>Avenida de los Volcanes.<\/em> Its summit is perpetually covered in glaciers, once \u201charvested\u201d by the <em>hieleros<\/em>\u2014men who transported ice blocks to coastal city markets. Geologically, Chimborazo is an andesitic-dacitic stratovolcano. Though it has no recorded historical eruptions, it has erupted at least seven times in the past 10,000 years, the last about 1,400 years ago. This makes it technically still active, though now considered dormant.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13398 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-12-01-Comunita-Tigua-e-Cratere-17-1-900x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-12-01-Comunita-Tigua-e-Cratere-17-1-900x1200.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-12-01-Comunita-Tigua-e-Cratere-17-1-1800x2400.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-12-01-Comunita-Tigua-e-Cratere-17-1-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-12-01-Comunita-Tigua-e-Cratere-17-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-12-01-Comunita-Tigua-e-Cratere-17-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-12-01-Comunita-Tigua-e-Cratere-17-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2022-12-01-Comunita-Tigua-e-Cratere-17-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Climbing Chimborazo requires preparation, acclimatisation, and respect. The two main shelters\u2014Carrel (4,850 m) and Whymper (5,000 m)\u2014are the starting points for those attempting the summit. As I mentioned above, that afternoon we had a plan: to drive up to 4,386 metres and then, slowly and with lungs likely to catch fire, hike to Carrel. Well, we never made it to Carrel: the entrance to that part of the mountain closed at 2 p.m. <strong>Every itinerary is just a whisper: travelling means accepting that the map redraws itself with every step.<\/strong> We arrived at 3 p.m., took a few photos where the sky meets the earth, and continued to <strong>Ba\u00f1os de Agua Santa.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13410 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/JQCH3463-1-900x1122.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/JQCH3463-1-900x1122.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/JQCH3463-1-450x561.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/JQCH3463-1-768x957.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/JQCH3463-1-1232x1536.jpg 1232w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/JQCH3463-1.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ba\u00f1os de Agua Santa: the \u201crides\u201d and a bit of well-deserved rest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Ba\u00f1os de Agua Santa, time takes on a different rhythm: the streets are alive, full of stalls selling sugarcane sweets and local crafts. One of the most interesting parts of this place is the <strong>central market:<\/strong> rows of small restaurants serve fragrant, hearty meals for two dollars. We sit alongside young locals and Indigenous people. <strong>Food unites the world\u2014where food is available.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13408 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0133-1-900x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0133-1-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0133-1-1800x1350.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0133-1-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0133-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0133-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0133-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Walking through its streets, I look up and truly understand where I am: the <strong>Tungurahua,<\/strong> often shrouded in mist, silently watches over everything. And perhaps because of the volcano\u2019s presence, there\u2019s another feeling around Ba\u00f1os: <strong>the adrenaline of the \u201crides.\u201d<\/strong> Ba\u00f1os is the kind of place where you find yourself zip-lining over a deep gorge or swinging from the <strong>Casa del \u00c1rbol, <\/strong>with nothing but air beneath your feet and sky in your eyes. Here, the boldest push their limits. I\u2019m not one of them\u2014I just watch the local travellers throw themselves into the void.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13388 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NVFX2333-900x1125.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NVFX2333-900x1125.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NVFX2333-450x563.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NVFX2333-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NVFX2333-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.skandorinasdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NVFX2333.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>But water is the true soul of Ba\u00f1os,<\/strong> as its name suggests. It flows everywhere: from roaring waterfalls like the <strong>Pail\u00f3n del Diablo, <\/strong>which crashes down on you with the force of a thousand drums, to the hot springs where locals and travellers soak at sunset, seeking healing and peace. My travel companion and I, a bit tired from the previous days\u2019 adventures, decide to enter the thermal baths: we pay $4.50 and plunge into the steaming pools. Our skin becomes smooth; our muscles relax with a one-hour massage for $20. The mind drifts upward, to where the Virgen de Agua Santa is venerated as <strong>the protector of travellers and miracles. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>And Ecuador is a miracle, and we are travellers. <\/strong><\/p>\n<input class=\"fooboxshare_post_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"13364\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cAll you need is Ecuador\u201d is one of the slogans promoted by the Tourism Office. 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