Waterfall I

Baños

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November 28th 2008
After Cotopaxi, the 6 of us went to a famous little town in Ecuador called Baños. This is Spanish for "Baths" and is so called because it has a number of public and private thermal baths. It is one of Ecuadors most popular tourist destinations for both Ecuadorians as well as genuine "out of towners" The night we arrived we went for an initial inspection of what the town had to offer and then we ... 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