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On The Road To Cuenca

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July 18th 2007
Well, there is so much to tell, I hardly know where to begin, or where I left off. Our stay in Riobamba was very enjoyable and Fernando and I really wanted some photos of the monster known as Chimborazo so we decided to hire a taxi and get a ride out to this place that used to be on the trans-Andean line called URBINA. There is not much there except an old train station that someone has made int ... read more

South America » Ecuador » South » Cuenca

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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