Canoes

Back From The Jungle

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November 26th 2005
We´ve just arrived in Baños having spent our first week in South America. Our first couple of days were spent exploring Quito where we stayed at a lovely little hostel in the new town where no-one spoke a word of English. Despite being somewhat thrown in at the deep end, we really enjoyed our time in Quito. The people were all very friendly, smiley and relaxed, except when they got behind the wh ... 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