Squirrel Monkey

Santa Martha has a piece of my heart

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September 30th 2007
Well the last three weeks have flown by but what a wonderful experience. I have been volunteering at Santa Martha Flor de la Amazonia an anmal rescue centre near puyo in the Oriente. It has been great. A great bunch of volunteers led by the inspiring Gloudina. The centre is not large but has a wide variety of animals. There are about 10 capachin monkeys, all of which have a very distinct ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Centre » Puyo

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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