We woke up and found a place for breakfast. It felt good to sleep in a little bit. Afterwards we got a taxi and went to the Amaru Zoo. It is located on a side of hill. Overall, it was a pretty unique zoo with mostly native species. They also had areas that taught you about the consequences of pollution and hunting endangered species. I only took pictures of animals that I could get pictures not in cages. We saw Andean bears (babies), Andean foxes, condors, squirrel monkeys and etc. We also got to see six lions being fed. The lions were previously circus animals that were rescued. For lunch, we went to the market and got hornado (baked pork) con mote (so good!). I also got morocho at the market (can you tell I'm getting obsessed with this?). Afterwards, we went to the artisan market close by. We bought some handmade Panama hats (Panama hats are made in Cuenca - not Panama). After this, we went to a spa for a few hours ($35!) with thermal baths and volcanic mud baths (blue and red mud). Once we got back, we showered and got some kabobs from a street vendor (street meat!) and went to a microbrewery (La Compañia Microcerveceria). The microbrewery had some good beers and played very random music videos (mostly American or European music). A lot of The Doors. They also had terrible guacamole (not a local dish so should have known not to order it). After this, we went to some other bars/clubs to dance and people watch. We stayed out later than we planned, but it was fun.
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