Time to head a little further south, but when I was sat watching the sun come up to catch the 6am bus from Chugchilan I wasn´t sure how far I would get in a day. The route out of the Quilatoa loop was just as magnificient as the route in, travelling the south route to complete the full loop, with further fafabulous views of mountains and canyons and rural life and also a very clear glimpse ot the twin snow peaks of I think Iliniza. The south route was just as slow as the north and it was four hours until I reached Latacunga. I was going to continue traveling south until I was too weary to continue. One bus Latacunga to Ambato, 1 hour, another bus Ambato to Riobamba, 1.5 hours and then the decision whether to get another bus to Cuenca, a further 6 hours. What the hell, I went for it, a full day, four buses and 12.5 hours later I arrive in Cuenca, very tired and in need of a bed. The ride from Riobamba to Cuenca was another drive through spectacular Ecuadorian countryside, it would have be better to chop the journey into segments but I am now running out of time here in Ecuador and I had wanted to end in Cuenca, so a long journey over and three nights to enjoy.
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