riding the milktruck!

Carnaval...one big waterfight!

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February 17th 2009
After a great time in the Galapagos, we headed off through the south of Ecuador towards Peru. We did some nice hiking around Laguna Quilotoa, but got completely lost as we usually do! We bumped into Siobhan and Anthony from Scotland who were also lost and made our way together to Chugchillan, a really nice mountain village with a very cosy hostal! There are very few buses out of the tiny town, so ... 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