El Valle de Anton, Anton Valley, is a little town nestled in an extinct volcano. We left Santa Catalina, another little town on the coast, and it was incredible hot. Four or five hours later when we arrived in Anton Valley the temperature was considerably cooler. Hot when the sun was shining, much cooler at night with lots of wind. The road either went straight up, or straight down, at least that is what it felt like.
El Valle de Anton is a walkable town, and believe me when I say we walked it. There are several hikes up into the mountains which apparently provide panoramic views of the mountains and the town. A little beyond my comfort zone, especially the hikes where you have to use ropes to pull yourself up.
The town itself is beautiful with lots to keep a person entertained. Even the bank has personality.
What would we do without our phones!! SIM cards sure help.
The sidewalks throughout the town looks like they were designed for everyone including bikes and both sighted and visually impaired walkers. There were a few glitches, I imagine it is difficult when you retrofit a road.
We really splurged this time and stayed in a hostel:) Although it is great when you have a private room. The added benefit is a kitchen. And you get to meet so many people from around the world…no, we weren’t the only old geezers staying in the hostel. Although ours was the only vehicle in the parking lot:)
This town has a lot of very fancy houses, most you can’t see behind the high fences and thick foliage. A local told us helicopters start arriving Friday to take people to their weekend homes. Sounds pretty good to me.
We had planned to visit this museum, but the power went out for an afternoon. We did not have enough time to go back.
The town seemed to close up shop by 6 PM. Finding a place to have dinner could be a wee bit problematic… but we managed nicely.
El Valle de Anton was pretty near perfect in so many ways. I liked the climate, just a bit cooler in the evening so you had to wear a sweater. I would definitely go back.
Cheers.
Ruth
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