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Getting to Piedra de la Luz

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  There are signposts from the village of Ulba near Baños, that will take you on the footpath to Piedra de la Luz. However we recommend you do the circular hike that is detailed below. To travel/hike to Piedra de la Luz from Baños please follow the below directions.  They are simple instructions for the adventurous, nature loving traveller: Download the App called Outdooractive (or Wikiloc). It’s a great app that tracks your location via GPS and gives accurate directions along hiking trails worldwide.  It works without an internet connection. Search for (and download) the trail named “Piedra de la Luz - Ulba - By Chelito”. The start point is in Ulba, just East of Banos. Here is the link: https://www.outdooractive.com/en/route/hiking-trail/ecuador/piedra-de-la-luz-ulba-by-chelito/273655421/ After you have downloaded the app, and downloaded the route, you are set ….. From Baños, take a bus/taxi to the village of Ulba, which is just 3km East of Baños. Or you could ...
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New photos Piedra de la Luz, Baños, Ecuador

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 Piedra de la luz, near Baños, the best place to escape for nature lovers in Ecuador. My father looking after Piedra de la Luz, 2023. Wild camping at Piedra de la Luz, in the mountains near Baños. The best place to enjoy the landscape of both Andes and Amazon. View towards Tungurahua volcano and Baños.
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Wild Camping - Amazon - Baños - Ecuador

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 Wild camp at Piedra de la Luz, a 5km (2 hour) hike from Ulba, near Baños, Tungurahua, Ecuador.  This is the gateway to the Amazon and our wild camp site has a legendary view of the Andes, over the rainforest. We provide a bathroom, an honesty bar, and a space to pitch a tent or put up your hammock.
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Legend of La Piedra de la Luz

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  Local legend in Banos is that the mythological Carbunclo creature used la Piedra de la Luz as a resting place and look out from the Avenue of the Volcanoes to the Amazon rainforest.
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About me - Gonzalo Arias Lopez

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 I am Gonzalo Arias Lopez. My family is Quichua from the Napo region deep in the Ecuadorean Amazon. We emigrated from the Amazon to Banos 3 generations ago and since then  La Piedra de la Luz has been part of my family. Now we invite you to wild camp with amazing views of  Banos. Contact me by email piedradelaluz@gmail.com.  Or for reservations, contact my sister Silvia Arias on 00593 993709033. 
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