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Ziplining in Mindo

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June 12th 2008
After Quito we decided to head to Mindo, a small town located a couple of hours drive away from Quito. Mindo is known for adventure sports like rafting and zip lining :-) Direct buses to Mindo are very infrequent so we hopped on a bus to Los Blancos. This bus leaves you at the side of a main road where you have to hitch a lift into Mindo village.... about 10 minutes drive away. As we got off th ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Mindo

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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