First Peak

Guagua Pichincha

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July 3rd 2007
This was my second trip to Ecuador and the hostel "The Secret Garden". My goals for this trip were pretty simple... climb Cotopaxi and take more Spanish lessons while enjoying my stay at the Secret Garden (great three-course dinners and Chilean wine). Trekking up Guagua Pichincha was part of the preparation to climb Cotopaxi. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pichincha_%28volcano%29 On my second da ... 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