Chalise and I headed south to Parque Nacional Cotopaxi to stay at Secret Garden Hostal. Set in the foothills of Cotopaxi itself, Secret Garden is a nice, quiet place to spend a few days in and do nothing...which is exactly what we did. We reserved a "Honeymoon Suite"/ Cabana which had a small living room with a wood stove, dresser, small couch, and private shower & bathroom. The bedroom was located in a loft above, with a window looking directly out towards the mountainside. Although not equipped with electricity (nor could we dispose of toilet paper in the toilet, a common practice in much of Latin America), it was nice. Nothing wrong with "roughing it" for a few days.
The hostal provided trips/hikes to the summit of Cotopaxi, horseback riding, and nature hikes to nearby waterfalls. Unfortunately for us, it rained most of our stay, and spending five plus hours in a downpour without proper rain gear is not how we wanted to spend a majority of our time. Luckily for us, Cotopaxi is only an hour and a half away, and I have no doubt we will return when the weather is better. Instead Chalise and I spent our time going on walks of our own, reading in hammocks, drinking lots of tea, and enjoying some peace and quiet in the Andes.
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| Cotopaxi |
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| Looking out from our bedroom window. |
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| One of two gardens. |
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| Chalise making a new friend. |
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| What's a farm in the Andes without a couple of llamas? |
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| Mi amor |
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| Front porch view looking east. |
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| Front Porch view of Cotopaxi. This was the only picture I captured our whole trip. Twenty minutes later, Cotopaxi was completely clouded over yet again. |
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| Front porch view looking west. |
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| One of the three hostal dogs. He decided to follow us on our hour-long walk. |
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| Chalise & Mash |
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