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Adventure Tours |
 B5 QUITO - COAST These biking excursions of one day are run down the Western Cordillera slopes to the coastal plain. The impressive feature about those runs is the rapid descents and the changes in nature from high alpine paramo to sub-tropical cloud forest regions. Both downhill runs start in the vicinity of Quito at more than 3000m and end in lower altitude ranges of around 1200m in lush sub-tropical surroundings. B5a: San Juan – Alluriquin Day 1 Driving to the southern part of Quito we arrive after one hour at San Juan, a small village, located at around 3300m, our starting point. You descend by bike then down the old road Quito – Santo Domingo to Alluriquin, another small village located at around 1200m, a 60 km stretch. We pass from Paramo to sub- tropical region descending the Western Cordillera towards the coast on a gravel road along beautiful vegetation. That region is also a famous bird watching area; so do not be surprised to see some exotic birds. The run is in the beginning a rapid descent along a mountainous gorge till you reach Chiriboga, a small village. From there it is up and downhill through cloud forest area along a small river passing also the Trans-Ecuadorian pipeline. The last part is mostly downhill till you reach the new Highway Aloag - Santo Domingo, our end of the ride. From there it is 3 hour drive by jeep back to Quito.
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