Mindo is a small town in the Andean foothills northwest of Quito.
It's claim to fame is the cloud forest, waterfalls, and birdlife.
We drove up to the top of a hill and took an aerial tram (terabita) to reach the forest trails where we hiked down and up again to find waterfalls. This 4 hour hike turned out to be not the best thing for me as we had just arrived the day before and the altitude made it difficult to breathe.
We were on the look out for birdlife and our guide did point a toucan in the distance, but I see more birds in my backyard. Guess it was the wrong time of year.
We stopped at the Mindogarden butterfly farm. These are the gathered chrysalis. The different types are very interesting. One looks like a raindrop and can be found near the river.
There are dishes of banana placed around the area where the butterfly stop to eat.
If you put some banana on your finger, the butterfly may land there for a snack.
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