This site has a height of 2,660 meters above sea level and is located in the Runtún hamlet.

Baños is a mixed bag. The setting is amazing: you can see waterfalls, hike through lush forests, rest your bones in steaming thermal springs, hike down impossibly steep gorges, bike or boat all the way to the Amazon Basin, and marvel at the occasional eruption of nearby Volcán Tungurahua. The town itself is somewhat overwhelmed with garish tour operators, cut-price spas and budget accommodations, but the jigsaw-puzzle-like sidewalks in red, yellow, and blue are wide enough to stroll on, and the cathedrals, spotlit in different colors, look pretty from the plazas at night.

Look and feel aside, this is the central highlands’ premiere destination for mountain biking, hiking, rafting and partying, and while some folks will have their reservations about the town’s appearance, almost everybody leaves with a big smile on their face and great stories from their adventures.

The 2000 action film Proof of LIfe was filmed here.

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This site has a height of 2,660 meters above sea level and is located in the Runtún hamlet.

Baños is a mixed bag. The setting is amazing: you can see waterfalls, hike through lush forests, rest your bones in steaming thermal springs, hike down impossibly steep gorges, bike or boat all the way to the Amazon Basin, and marvel at the occasional eruption of nearby Volcán Tungurahua. The town itself is somewhat overwhelmed with garish tour operators, cut-price spas and budget accommodations, but the jigsaw-puzzle-like sidewalks in red, yellow, and blue are wide enough to stroll on, and the cathedrals, spotlit in different colors, look pretty from the plazas at night.

Look and feel aside, this is the central highlands’ premiere destination for mountain biking, hiking, rafting and partying, and while some folks will have their reservations about the town’s appearance, almost everybody leaves with a big smile on their face and great stories from their adventures.

The 2000 action film Proof of LIfe was filmed here.

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I'm in the air and swaying above the little town.

Just below the pool in the center of the photograph.

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This site has a height of 2,660 meters above sea level and is located in the Runtún hamlet.

Baños is a mixed bag. The setting is amazing: you can see waterfalls, hike through lush forests, rest your bones in steaming thermal springs, hike down impossibly steep gorges, bike or boat all the way to the Amazon Basin, and marvel at the occasional eruption of nearby Volcán Tungurahua. The town itself is somewhat overwhelmed with garish tour operators, cut-price spas and budget accommodations, but the jigsaw-puzzle-like sidewalks in red, yellow, and blue are wide enough to stroll on, and the cathedrals, spotlit in different colors, look pretty from the plazas at night.

Look and feel aside, this is the central highlands’ premiere destination for mountain biking, hiking, rafting and partying, and while some folks will have their reservations about the town’s appearance, almost everybody leaves with a big smile on their face and great stories from their adventures.

The 2000 action film Proof of LIfe was filmed here.

Tags:   Casa del Arbol viewpoint Baños Ecuador swings balanços Central Highlands Ivaga Tours Mateo Jose Tungurahua Baños de Agua Santa Casa del Árbol Casa da Árvore Runtún mountain montanha nature the village of Runtún tree house Equador Ivagatours Tour Operator Four Wheels South America Plantas y Blanco Most Extreme Swing The Swing at the End of the World Columpio Fantasías de Volar Fantasías de Volar Fantasias de Voar La Casa del Árbol Baths of Holy Water Tungurahua Province Província de Tungurahua Gateway to the Amazon the Tungurahua Volcano la Cordillera oriental de los Andes el Pedacito de Cielo Ciudad del Volcán Ipo the Sangay National Park el Parque Nacional Sangay highlands the Andes the Eastern Cordillera the Central Highlands Hostal Plantas y Blanco hostal albergue hostel in Baños A Casa da Árvore los Columpios del Fin del Mundo the swing to Heaven el Columpio al Cielo

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I will climb to the summit of this active volcano for two dawn from today.

In the Sierra region passing from the Cordillera Oriental, in the central pits the active volcano Tungurahua stands out whose cone rises to the south of the deep gap that the Pastaza has broken, following a transverse fault through the Cordillera Real near Baños . Since the day of its most recent eruption, in September 1999, the Tungurahua Volcano has become the most beautiful and impressive tourist attraction in Ecuador, and perhaps, throughout Latin America.

The Tungurahua volcano is known as "mama Tungurahua".
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The province of Tungurahua has the name of this colossus, which houses in its skirts towns such as Baños, presents a unique spectacle, although it announces to the villagers its greatness and destruction in the case of a strong eruption. It is a sight to see volcano activity at night.

From different cities in the provinces of Ecuador, they move to get to know this tourist place, Many times the holidays lend themselves to be able to make tourism throughout the territory.

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