The Hostal's friendly taxi driver, Luis, took us to Parque Condor, to see a collection of hawks, eagles, owls, Condors - all either rescued or donated, so they live in aviaries, or are tethered. Fascinating but sad to see these birds - healthy but defeated looking - who should be soaring amongst the mountains. We watched a display of some of the birds too, in an amazing setting - an amphitheatre on a green mountainside from where you could watch the birds swoop away and come back to the handlers. Odd to see the iconic American Eagle in the flesh! Back to the Dona Esther for the BEST meal yet, or for a long time - Chicken in Ecuadorian chocolate sauce, and bananas baked with chocolate & rum sauce with little chocolate pearls. Patrick had to roll me upstairs to bed...
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