Sheep on the hillside

Our dayhike from Laguna Quilotoa to Chugchilan gave us beautiful scenery as well as a peek into the subsistence farming lifestyle of the indigenous people in Equador.


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Ecuadorian  Flag 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]
Blog: Exploring the Crater, Then Back to the Beginning
Date: April 11th 2006

Well, we have once again reached Quito, for the fourth and final time, flying back to Lima tomorrow afternoon. The Quilotoa Circuit was safely negotiated, with a lovely two night stay at the Black Sheep Inn in Chugchilán. Now, back to our story. Taking it slowly, we waited until morning to pack and ate breakfast at our hostel. Though we were told to catch an early bus, our desire to do so w ... read more







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