Christmas at Augustine's

¡Viva el Nuevo Año! ¡Viva!

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January 3rd 2006
I swear it's not true, but a guy in drag has accused me of fathering his child. It was an interesting New Year's Eve. Class 2 rapids may not sound like much, but when you're going into them face first it's pretty intense. We left Yanayacu around 11 AM to spend New Year's Eve in Palmas, the little community between Cosanga and Baeza that does not exist on a map of Ecuador. There's no city ... 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