Ecuador: La Balsa/Vilcabamba/Loja (Day 253-255)

Ecuador side at La Balsa Border... the remote one!

Right between Peru and Ecuador in the Amazonas

Ranchera - Our first transport in Ecuador... Only 1h30 on some bumpy road...

Our little friend for 4h on Thierry´s lap... Buses are quite full in Ecuador!

A legend in Vilcabamba... 100 years old and still rocking!

Vilcabamba is called the Valley of Longevity. Indeed, it is widely believed that its inhabitants grow to a very old age. Locals assert that it is not uncommon to see a person reach 100 years of age and it is claimed that many have gotten to 120, even up to 135, which would make it an area with the oldest inhabitants in the world.

Don´t know how old but they are everywhere...

Here again...

The blue house... Chez l´habitant! ($5 the night)

In every corner of Loja, we can get shiny shoes!