our ride home

Banos, Ecuador

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September 15th 2008
Banos - where taffy and karaoke don´t mixWe experienced a mini bus crash on the way to the little town of Banos, and proceeded to watch the bus driver and the butch female ute driver battle it out to determine who was at fault. Whilst it may have been perceived as a traumatising experience for some, the local passengers on the bus, opportunistic as always, saw it as a chance to take a ... 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