Moments from Ecuador 🇪🇨 and one of our favorite travel experiences—Day ☝️. Have you heard of the Quilotoa Crater? Out of all the wild experiences in Ecuador, hiking portions of the #QuilotoaLoop and circumnavigating this 8-mile rim trail, may top our list. And yes, that includes the Galapagos… 🦭 Here’s what we learned ⤵️ You can visit the Quilotoa Crater in a number of ways. Most take a long day trip from #Quito, which allows you to peer into the vast crater, and perhaps walk down to the water. And some lucky few experience the Crater after trekking for 4 days, while staying in local villages. But after much research, we decided to do the opposite. We booked a local stay in a small town nearby, and via public transportation, we arrived to the Crater before 7am. We hiked along the rim counter clockwise to watch the teal lake glow up while the sun was just rising, and the air was crystal calm. (Most arrive by midday, when the winds are WILD) But by 11am we’d looped the en...