{"id":616,"date":"2010-11-19T16:21:58","date_gmt":"2010-11-19T23:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ichasehorizons.com\/?p=616"},"modified":"2014-09-08T09:45:56","modified_gmt":"2014-09-08T16:45:56","slug":"a-tranquillo-exit-from-ecuador","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ichasehorizons.com\/?p=616","title":{"rendered":"A tranquillo exit from Ecuador"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vilcabamba is my last stop before heading into Peru and the ride there was sublime. After the cold and rain in Cuenca I welcomed the blue skies and mild weather as I carved up the near perfect ashpalt through southern Ecuador. On Vinnie\u00b4s (crashmaster) recommendation I stay at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.izhcayluma.de\/en\/frameset.html\" target=\"_blank\">Hostal Izhcayluma<\/a> postured on a bluff overlooking the pueblo. Easy on the wallet, good vino tinto, and they even have a ping pong table. My kind of place. In the never ending series of &#8220;It\u00b4s a small world&#8221; I ran into an overlander couple who know Lothar and Nicole, friends I made on the Stahlratte. And no stay in Ecuador would be complete if I didn\u00b4t see my Dutch friends, Andries and Patries, who I met during my extended stay in Quito. After a couple days of relaxation and working on my back hand spike, I depart Vilcabamba and head for the border. The road south quickly turns to dirt and a feeling of remoteness sets in as I exit Ecuador.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.smugmug.com\/photos\/1102278422_yQpJm-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.smugmug.com\/photos\/1102338107_cyoQM-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.smugmug.com\/photos\/1102426497_H8So6-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.smugmug.com\/photos\/1102440867_fasXC-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.smugmug.com\/photos\/1102482658_4ySMA-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.smugmug.com\/photos\/1102494043_f3PRH-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.smugmug.com\/photos\/1104267201_oKdH8-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>VIDEO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><object width=\"640\" height=\"385\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/UFMUp1irciE?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><\/object><\/p>\n<p><object width=\"640\" height=\"385\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/uOq7wT4t74E?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vilcabamba is my last stop before heading into Peru and the ride there was sublime. 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