Fire twirling street show

Ecuador

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July 22nd 2007
From Peru we pushed on north into Ecuador and got off yet another long bus ride in Guayaquil. This was the biggest bus station we had seen yet, people and buses absolutely everywhere. It was warm and humid but not as hot as we imagined being close to the equator. We had a short stop here then towards the coast to Montanita, a place that some other travelers that we met said was a nice little town. ... read more

South America » Ecuador

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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