More Photos: Laguna Quilotoa, Vilcabamba, and Cuenca

From Laguna Quilotoa:

—Lewis and Clark (James and I) survey the spectacular crater lake (and yes, my infamous red, tie-died, too-tight hiking pants return in all of their splendor)

—Me in front of Laguna Quilotoa

—Jill, Jayne, me, and a scenic vista

—I try to pet a pig

—Yuri, Ya’el, Mike, Jill, Jayne and me before entering a cloud forrest

—Mike (barely visible) on a cliff overlooking Laguna Quilotoa

—Me in front of Quilotoa village

—Jayne confronts an indigenous woman and her llama

—Standing around (with the twin Ilinizas peaks visible in the background)

—Me in front of a scenic field…

—…and striking a meditative pose

—Group shot at Hostal Mama Hilda

—How we rode (for three hours) back to Latacunga (with a live chicken in a burlap sack thrown in for good measure)…

—…and why my hair looked like this

From Vilcabamba:

—Pippa, Penny, Mickella, Becky and I in our mode of transport from Loja to Vilcabamba

—The cabin Frank, James, Mike and I stayed in

—Jill and Rebecca

—James and Mickella

From Cuenca:

—Me and two cow heads I encountered on the street

—A man shepherding ducks down calle Benigno Malo

—Me and my 103 class

—My friend Chris with my 403 class

—My apartment–looking into the kitchen from the living room

—My room

—A view from my patio–looking West along calle Simon Bolivar

—Another view from my patio–our (barren) flowerbed and the church across the street

—Me pondering the Cuenca skyline

(Previously-posted Ecuador photos are available here.)