Down into the valley towards Nanegal

Ecology in Ecuador (and a bit of beach fun...)

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July 5th 2009
20th June-20th July 2009 Our loooong bus journey (it was actually 33 hours) consisted of not many food stops but a bus load of very friendly, singing and slightly drunk Ecuadorians (Chileans and Columbians). We arrived in Quito (Ecuador's capital) at 7am and in our slightly tired state managed, for the first time in 9 months, to get ripped off by a very smiley taxi driver. We explored the old t ... read more

South America » Ecuador

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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