Baños, meaning baths, is famous for its hot tubs, but has so much more. I arrived here with Boris, a friend from Paris I met down in Riobamba, and we quickly made our way to the famous baths underneath a beautiful170 foot waterfall. The next day was time to check out the city from above and hike to a volcanic lookout point where we met an old man whose job it was to watch the volcano for activity. A little weird, we thought, as some type of seismic sensing equipment would seem to do a better job, but perhaps this is another example of creating jobs for people that I`ve seen a lot here in South America. In any event, the guy, Señor Carlos, was a super cool old man and told us how he hung out under the tree (and tree house) watching the last eruption. Though rocks destroyed his roof and solar panels, he assured us he was protected by a helmet and a gas mask. Ha! More hiking, getting lost, swimming in waterfalls and bike riding made this one of the more enjoyable stops I`ve made on this trip.
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