Taxi convoy to Ecuador border

The end of the Tucan road..

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May 9th 2006
From Bogota, we drove out to a nearby town (on a private bus) called Villa de Leyva. It´s a very pretty place (when the sun shines - it was a bit of a struggle to see this when we first arrived as it was tipping it down with rain), with a huge main square (Plaza Mayor) and lots of quaint cobbled streets (bit of a challenge in the rain!). The main square itself is completely cobbled which is quite ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Quito

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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