As a group, we went down to Tena in the lowlands to get a break from the cold and rainy cloud forest. Of course, it rained the entire drive through some challenging switchbacks that our drivr handled well, but not without fraying many of his passengers' nerves.
In tena, the rain continued to hammer down as we went to a local pizza place for dinner. Really nice, actually.
Tena is loaded with tourists from all over and the locals are pretty used to gringos stomping about with giant backpacks and the like. it's the main launching off point for trips into the Amazon and other local trips. Good for outfitting, a couple of bars and basic hotels, etc. For the overwhelming majority, South American towns simply haven't been too impressive, but how many cities really are? Get done what you need to get done and then get out and see some pretty.
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