Embankment of Rio Tomebamba
It´s hard to believe that this river is in the centre of a city of nearly .5 million people (third largest city in Ecuador). I walked along the embankment towards the Inca archeological site; it was a dull wet afternoon. I imagine it's lovely here on a hot sunny day.
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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 ... [read more]
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 ... [read more] Blog: Baños to Cuenca - World Heritage Site
Date: April 16th 2009
Tuesday 14.04.09 After an early at one of the local cafes I hired a bike and went to the thermal baths and the waterfall beside it. I then crossed town to go across the emergency evacuation bridge (recently built) and travel a little way up the mountain; it soon became too steep to cycle so only walked a little way before turning back. I came across a snake in the middle of the road - couldn't i ... read more
Date: April 16th 2009
Tuesday 14.04.09 After an early at one of the local cafes I hired a bike and went to the thermal baths and the waterfall beside it. I then crossed town to go across the emergency evacuation bridge (recently built) and travel a little way up the mountain; it soon became too steep to cycle so only walked a little way before turning back. I came across a snake in the middle of the road - couldn't i ... read more
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Retired Headteacher of a London school, who, since the autumn of 2007 has travelled the countries of S. America - with the exception of the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana). The first trip began in September 2007 and covered Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Peru; it ended in mid December with two of those months spent in Brazil and Argentina - the two largest countries. The second trip (March 1 - April 17 2009) was shorter - seven weeks- starting in Venezuela and continuing into Colombia and Ecuador, including the Galapagos Islands.
Though I had an outline ... full info
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