Day 2 - travel to the birthplace and home of Isabela Godin

We travelled to Cajabamba - the town where Isabela was born and where she lived until she set off on her epic journey to travel the length of the Amazon.

Isabela had come from the Peruvian elite and her house would have been magnificent, In 1797 both Riobamba and Cajabamba were flattened by a major earthquake. Riobamba was rebuilt on the site where it is not situated. Cajabamba grew up on its own and her flattened house gave way to a new street with a statue recording her adventure.

Now a school is situated on the site, with a small statute of her marking her significance.

There wasn't much else in the town of note and it was a quick stop before we continued in our mini bus to Banos.

We felt like cheats.

Isabela had not the luxury of paved roads or a mini bus to take her to Banos and her and her part had to walk.

We would stay two nights in Banos to collect supplies and prepare for our journey. Isabela was noted to have stayed in a 'proper' house in Banos.