We resisted the temptation to jump to Cuenca in one go, and were advised instead to visit Banos - an unfortunately named town (for those of you who lack Spànish it generally means toilet/WC/etc) - but which turned out to be rather pleasant. Surrounded by volcanos in various stages of activity - it was actually wiped out in the last century - it boasted hot spring that we weren't inclined to visit as they had been turned into rather unattractive and crowded hot swimming pools, and lots of opportunity for extreme sports.
Hiring a mountain bike and hurtling 16k downhill was as extreme as I was prepared to entertain. We passed waterfalls, dams that showered us with spray and even braved a ride in an ornate 'cradle' across a canyon and back. The best bit was at the end of the ride, where we pedalled into town, loaded our bikes in the back of a van and drove back to Banos!
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