Piedra Blanca
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Get in
It's a 60 - 90 minute uphill walk, or ~$10 ride if you can find someone to drive you, from San Luis de Pambil, which is one hour off the main highway between Quito and Guayaquil.
See
A plentitude of rainforest animals, virgin rainforest, waterfalls, ancient stone inscriptions, ancient burial mounds, local markets, indigenous villages, stunning local landscapes, aguardiente farms, organic farms, riverside bathing pools, salt mines, traditional Ecuadorean villages, religious shrines, firework workshops and ancient trekking trade routes.
Do
Trek in the forest or up to the white rock (piedra blanca) with a local guide.
Birdwatching.
Visit Indigenous communities.
Go rafting in ancient design rafts.
Visit Aguardiente farms and distilleries.
Visit the tropical rainforest.
Visit local markets.
See a local shaman.
Birdwatching.
Visit Indigenous communities.
Go rafting in ancient design rafts.
Visit Aguardiente farms and distilleries.
Visit the tropical rainforest.
Visit local markets.
See a local shaman.
Drink
The local aguardiente, for which the region is famous. Bolivar province is well known for having some of the most potent, high quality aguardiente in all South America.
Sleep
In the Piedra Blanca Ecolodge.
In the hotel at San Luis de Pambil.
Family home stays can easily be arranged.
Go next
Visit numerous local indigenous towns.
Head downhill on foot (~60 minutes) or on a hired horse to San Luis de Pambil. Stay there for a few days - Eco-Friendly Farmstays - then take a bus out to Quito (~6 hours), Guaranda (~5 hours), Santo Domingo de los Colorados (~3 hours) or Guayaquil (3-4 hours).