Baños Ecuador: There is going to be a party...Dec 9th through the16th.

Friday, November 26, 2004

There is going to be a party...Dec 9th through the16th.

It is a beautiful warm spring morning here in Baños de Agua Santa. The city is getting ready for the big birthday party that starts on the 9th of December, when at 5 AM there will be an “Albazo” in the streets of Baños. There will be music moving along all the streets announcing the beginning of the fiesta. For the next eight days there will be fireworks off the San Francisco Bridge, coronation of the queen, all sorts of contests, dancing in the parks, great music and a whole lot more....so I am told. It all culminates on the night of the 16th with the “Notche de Luces” and a dance at the Palamino Florez Parrk,.in front of the city hall. I can’t think of a better time to visit Baños.

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El Manaba7:43 PM
Very beautiful pictures, I enjoy looking at it.
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Anonymous4:44 PM
Hola Bob
This is Lolita & Luis from San Diego Ca, we love the pictures, the place look like a paradise, good luck with your project, we will see you sometime on summer si dios quiere!
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I recommend the following:

I have been in Ecuador since April 2004 and still find Baños one of my favorite places to visit. I now live and work in Salasaca. From time to time, people still ask for recommendations for various services in Baños. Here are my favorites.

For a hostel you can't beat the Posada del Abuelo. Located just across the from Casa Real on Montalvo. A short walk from the famed hot baths.

For a hamburger....You just can't beat Hickory's. There are two locations and I imagine that the food is the same at each as they are part of a franchise; However I have only tried the place on the 16 de Deciembre, between Martinez and Rocafuerte. They are open only in the evenings after 5pm. Absolutely the best hamburger in Ecuador....Only $3 something.

For a complete meal...Casa Hood. Only open in the evenings. Run by a friend of mine and his wife. Oddly his name is Ray Hood. Located on Martinez just up from the back entrance of the big supermarket.

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	A little. But I will not let it spoil my visit to Baños.
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