Waterfalls as well as train tracks and mountains are all around, including one within the land owned by Huigra Viejo Camping, a few minutes' walk from the camping part of the site (please note it's not possible to visit this in summer as the water level is much lower). Under 10 minutes by car is the Panama fall and its lush surrounds popular with photographers, and within 25 minutes are the falls of the Angas river. If you do indeed yearn for heady adventures around this historic spot, take a trip to tackle mighty Mount Puñay, viewable from the site and home to the pre-Incan archaeological ruins of Pyramid Puñay. This is a must-see for many travellers to the country: if you're tackling it, leave Huigra Viejo first thing in the morning, spend the night on Puñay, then trek back the following day. More ancient history is at the archaeological site of Ingapirca, the biggest Inca ruins in Ecuador and site of the famed Temple of the Sun. Reach it in about an hour and 20 minutes from Huigra Viejo, via the Pan-American Highway heading south from Charchi to Tambo.