Pailón del Diablo

The Devil's Punchbowl is where we went today. It is only about a 40 minute drive from our house on the road towards Quito. It is a huge waterfall that is pretty spectacular to see. We had to hike about 1km each way to get there. Brooklyn did great, and didn't slow a bit, even when the uphill came. She was even pulling mommy by the hand saying, "mon (come on) mom, go, go." We had a great time. There are so many waterfalls to see along the Baños road that we could be busy for weekends to come on little hikes.
This is the view on the way down to the punchbowl from the parking area above. Both huts you see are restaurants/cafes. We ate lunch at the one on the right and it was very good, and only $8 for all of us. You cannot see the falls from this angle, but they are up above the cafe on the right.
This is taken from the cafe on the left. The waterfall is visible in the background, yet this picture does not do it justice. From the other side you can hike almost to the bottom of the fall, where the mist and noise are very powerful. You are left a little wet and definitely awe-struck. Also, the bridge isn't one of the best we have crossed. There are a lot of these "suspension" type bridges around these parts of Ecuador, but this one was a little too rickety and unstable for us to be loitering on for too long.