On the Road to Zamora

We Adora Zamora!

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September 13th 2009
A great day or overnight trip from Vilcabamba is Zamora. It has such a fun name that it's worth going just to be able to say "I went to Zamora today and now I want Sum-mora," but there's much more to it than that. Although it's less than three hours by bus, Zamora—the nearest "gateway to the Amazon"— is a totally different world from Vilcabamba. The winding bus ride alone up and over an 8,0 ... read more

South America » Ecuador » South

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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