Ecuador

Pichincha tradition once dcitated that the head of an enemy would be shrunk and put on a pole in the centre of the village as a warning to others. The process involved cutting the head off the enemy, removing all the bones and put it in a pot of boiling ingredients for it to shrink. this head is 150 yrs old.

The Land of the PichinchaÂ´s

June 15th 2007
Ecuador... Words canÂ´t describe the amazing scenery, simple beauty and unique lifestyle and culture these people live by. It is untouched and trully a travellors Â¨chocolate mud cakeÂ¨.... The Pichincha tribe are the origional people to settle in ecuador like the Inkas are to Peru wars between the tribes were eventually settled by a Pichincha princess marrying a Inka prince.. and there we ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Quito

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

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