Weekend Trip to Mindo

This weekend we took a trip to Mindo, which is a small town outside of Quito. It is an extremely beautiful town known for its cloud forests, bird watching and zip lining. 

We stayed at a great hotel called Caskaffesu, which is owned by musicians originally from Arizona. Our first adventure was zip lining through the jungle after a few mile hike – it was really nice to get some exercise after two weeks with none!

Next, we had a chocolate making experience where we made our own chocolate – all the way from cocoa bean:

 

To delicious chocolate fondue:

 

We also visited Mindo Lago where we experienced a frog concert and an after-dark walk through the forest.

 Our last activity in Mindo was a tour of a butterfly farm, which was really neat.

 

Butterflies hatching from their cocoons:

 

My favorite:

 

I really enjoyed this weekend and would love to go back to Mindo at some point!