Ups and Downs in Ecuador

Kevin

The drive from Cuenca to Vilcabamba was pretty typical for the Ecuadorian Andes.  The road is almost never flat; you work your up and up the side of a valley, switchback after switchback; then back down more switchbacks into the next valley; and repeat.  Here is an elevation profile of Saturday’s drive:

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It is 155 km from Cuenca to Vilcabamba, straight south as the buzzard flies.  But, with all the twists and turns in the road, the actual driving distance is 262 km!  A map showing some of our winding route:


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