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Montañita and a few characters

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October 6th 2007
I would like to sincerely apologise for the last advertisement, i obviously offended someone as i have one less subscriber than before! In my last week in Ecuador i realised i hadn't been to the coast so i took one final road trip via Cuenca to buy panama hats. I only had a few days on the coast and i knew immediately the one place i had to go as it had been recommended by most travellers i had ... read more

South America » Ecuador » West » Montañita

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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