Sigchos, Ecuador
So the best part of staying at BSI is that we had endless hiking opportunities directly from our doorstep. We knew we were on the right track on the way there, when we finally saw Cotapaxi emerge from the clouds (kind of like Seattle, it is amazing when the "mountain is out"). The first night I hiked up to the ridge (about 800 feet up, they call it the stairmaster) for beautiful views. Unfortunately I forgot that we were near the Cloud Forest and as the clouds...