Boy with papaya

It´s a Jungle out there

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November 28th 2007
I woke as excited as a child before Christmas. It was still dark outside as I hauled myself and my eternal travel companion, the backpack, to the bus stop. I´m headed to a Jungle community in Ecuador. It´s remote and it feels like a true adventure. I have to catch the bus for 6 hours, then a canoe, then walk into the jungle. The bus drops me off at Puerto Rico, the rich port. There isn´t ... read more

South America » Ecuador » East » Tena

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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