Ecuadorian Dairy Farm

Bad luck comes in threes...

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May 12th 2007
This week has not been the usual run of good events; 1. One fainting episode in the sauna. 2. The infallible Nicole gets sick. 3. A shifty Ecuadorian steals our stuff from under our noses. From Quito we headed North and did the Gulliver's mountain biking trip down Cotopaxi. This involved a climb to a glacier at 5000m, which was great fun, then a mountain bike ride down the steep gravel ro ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Centre » Baños

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The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more