FROM HIGH MOORLAND TO SUBTROPICAL DESERT

In the southern part of Ecuador we find several small, little used secondary roads that connect isolated villages and farming areas, which offer no interest for normal or heavy traffic. The 100Km road that drops 2000m, from Saraguro down to the Jubones dessert is a perfect example. The trip starts at high moorland ground and descends to a very fertile agricultural area inhabited by the Saraguro Indians. Then the second day we descend gradually to a dry forest, full of interesting plant and bird life and finally it crosses the Jubones inter-andean desert that drops down close to the lowlands level. The trip is full of excitement and adrenaline along the zigzagging dirt road.

Day 1: Cuenca – Nabon trails - Saraguro
Day 2: Saraguro - Manu – Sumaypamba – Rio Jubones – Cuenca