Outdoor Sunday

Just got back from a 15 mile bike ride through the Cloud Forest, two hours west of Quito. This is one of 25 biodiversity “hotspots” in the world. After the ride, we went to a hummingbird refuge. There are hundreds of hummingbird species there that can only live in ecosystems at altitudes of 6,000 m. For creatures with such short lives, they’re quite picky with their habitats. Finally, we (students and fellow residents of my hostal) toured a small restaurant and learned about their chocolate production there.