Ecuador

The Land of the Pichincha´s

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June 15th 2007
Ecuador... Words can´t describe the amazing scenery, simple beauty and unique lifestyle and culture these people live by. It is untouched and trully a travellors ¨chocolate mud cake¨.... 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

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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