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Trip to Tungurahua and Cotapaxi

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February 15th 2008
Early Friday morning my brother, sister, and I caught a bus to Baños. I had a class trip there scheduled for the Saturday and Sunday, so we just left ahead of them. Our first day, I chose to stay on level ground and write postcards home while Jason and Chey hiked. Their hike ended up being an almost vertical crawl. Later we has some dinner in which my brother and I continued our taste testing ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Centre » Baños

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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