Here is Patty's family at a Womans Art Exhibition in Banos. Patty and her husband Manuel are the owners of Spa Miralinda. She's quite a renaissance woman - her paintings are on display behind her on the wall. (She's the 3rd from the right). Chio's painting is on the far right.
Here I am with a baby Boa Constrictor on the way to the waterfall. The Shaman's hat completes the image! $1 contribution per photo makes Mr. Boa a real money maker in Ecuador
Here's the group as we prepare for white water rafting almost in the Amazon. The river we were in is a tributary to The Amazon so We were in Amazonia (not on The Amazon). It was still pretty amazing!
Waterfal at El Pallon de Diablo (The Devil's Cauldron) just a 30 minute walk from our hotel in Banos.
This is where we stayed for two nights in Banos. The Spa Miralinda is on the left in this image, with quite a white water river running right next to it!
Here's the front entrance to Spa Miralinda in Banos - The owner is an artist and the spa is loaded with artistic touches everywhere. The gardens are loaded with orchids, and 2 parrots are residents.
The pool area - the river you saw runs just outside the fence line