All Souls' day

On the Inca Trail

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November 3rd 2008
On Friday we departed Quito with our guide Carlos and driver Ivan for a five-day tour of the Ecuadorian highlands. The Cotopaxi National Park is home to the highest active volcano at 5897m. Unfortunately, due to low clouds, we only caught a glimpse of the snow-capped peak. Although we didn't see a puma we did see an equally shy Andean fox, a couple of grazing llamas and several small birds on the ... read more

South America » Ecuador » South » Cuenca

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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