Cajas National Park

Cuenca & Around

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September 16th 2007
Hi All, Sorry I haven't written in a few days, but I'm writing now, so don't complain. We got to Cuenca Friday night, and went to a hostel that was recommended to us by the German couple we met in the Galapagos. However, it turns out that there are two hostels with the same name, and they are very close to each other, so naturally, we ended up in the wrong one. We did meet a nice German girl t ... read more

South America » Ecuador » South » Loja

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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