Legend of La Piedra de la Luz
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.
Getting to Piedra de la Luz
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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