We got a good start this morning, rolling out at 7am and rode for an hour to the town of Riobamba where we started looking for some breakfast. We both decided quickly when we saw a roasted pig, mouth wide open, hacked into a pile on a table on the side of the road. The pig was good. I always enjoy ordering pork in Spanish as the word for 'pig' and 'pork' are the same. More pig please!
Things cooled off as we gained altitude which topped out somewhere between 10k and 11k feet with stunning views of agricultural valleys below. At one stop a guy rode up next to me and chatted for a bit before recommending we ride to Vilcabamba which was almost on our intended path. He gave us the number of a friend of his who lived nearby and told us to call him upon getting to town as he would recommend a good place to stay.
We kept on riding, passing through the clouds which slowed us down to a crawl but were still fun to ride in. Around one corner we saw a truck pulled over and a group of people standing in a circle staring at the ground. As we got closer we saw a mangled horse with it's head twisted backwards on the shoulder of the road with rocks all around him. We think the horse fell off the cliff, bounced off the rocky face before landing on the road. He's probably in the stew by now.
We came into Vilcabamba around 6pm where I called my new friend's friend who recommended we go to some hindu-sounding place which is where I am now. We had a great dinner and a 75 minute massage for 18 bucks. Not bad. Off to Peru in the morning.
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