{"id":1585,"date":"2015-04-10T11:15:55","date_gmt":"2015-04-10T11:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldoftravelling.com\/blog\/?p=1585"},"modified":"2015-04-15T12:34:06","modified_gmt":"2015-04-15T12:34:06","slug":"mindo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldoftravelling.com\/blog\/mindo\/","title":{"rendered":"Mindo"},"content":{"rendered":"

With its breathtaking location, surrounded on all sides by steep mountainside<\/span>s of cloud forest, tiny\u00a0<\/span>Mindo<\/span>\u00a0was a delightful<\/span>\u00a0place to visit and for me, another Ecuadorian highlight.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s a dramatic arrival just off the Pan American Highway via a\u00a0<\/span>steep and curvy hillside descent that takes you down into the small but beautiful town centre. The place was in chaos whilst we were there – it was one huge construction site<\/span>\u00a0\u2013 new roads, new side walks – it will be amazing when it’s finished.\u00a0<\/span>There are lots of restaurants, bars and coffee shops to cater for your every need – all with super friendly staff.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Depending on your mood at the time, Mindo is a great place to kick back and relax or a great place to get active.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>The locals have created an impressive infrastr<\/span>ucture for actively enjoying\u00a0<\/span>Mindo,\u00a0<\/span>and its surrounding\u00a0<\/span>cloud forest, including butterfly farms, zip-lines over the treetops, mountain biking, tubing and orchid collections. But unlike\u00a0<\/span>Ba\u00f1os<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>Mindo<\/span>\u00a0has retained its sleepy town feel – but I do wonder how much longer this will last!<\/span><\/p>\n

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A ‘must do’ in\u00a0<\/span>Mindo<\/span>\u00a0is a journey on the unique open-air\u00a0<\/span>tarabita<\/span>\u00a0(cable car) that takes you 152m above a lush river basin\u00a0<\/span>over thick cloud forest and across the valley\u00a0<\/span>where there are a number of waterfalls that you can hike to along well-signposted trails.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Whilst in Mindo I had the great pleasure of meeting up with\u00a0<\/span>Kevin,\u00a0<\/span>a very good friend of mine from Canada. He was travelling from Colombia and I was travelling to Colombia – what better place to meet than Mindo.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click\u00a0HERE<\/a>\u00a0to see our exilerating cable car experience.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Click HERE<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0see a rather unusual restaurant exit!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Next stage: Galapagos.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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With its breathtaking location, surrounded on all sides by steep mountainsides of cloud forest, tiny\u00a0Mindo\u00a0was a delightful\u00a0place to visit and for me, another Ecuadorian highlight. \u00a0 It\u2019s a dramatic arrival just off the Pan American Highway via a\u00a0steep and curvy … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[56],"class_list":["post-1585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ecuador","tag-mindo"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t