We really enjoyed our time in Ecuador’s capital, where we wandered round the historic centre, took a cookery class, visited Cotopaxi volcano and Quilotoa lake and made the obligatory trip to the monument marking the equator. We also ensured that we made the most of of the numerous chocolate shops that we found all over the place! Baños was a bit more relaxed as we were waiting for Nicola to recover from being ill, but we still managed to squeeze in some canyoning and white water rafting.