The deer

The spider hike - Manglares Churute

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May 6th 2008
I had some problems getting a hike organised in the Manglares Churute park. The place doesn´t seem to be set up to receive toursits and the staff were not really helpful. After 4 hours of waiting the finally allowed me to climb Cerro de Mate, a small hill next to the visitors center. However the hike turned out to be a battle with the tiger spiders. These spiders are harmless and I already knew t ... read more

South America » Ecuador » West » Guayaquil

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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