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The "badlands" between Manta and Puerto Lopez.
16th September
September 16th 2009 Flying out of Quito on our way to Puerto Lopez, the volcanoes that surround the city suddenly reveal themselves to you. Due to the lay of the land, their massive bulk is all but invisible from ground level in Quito itself, so seeing them emerge as we got higher and higher was an amazing sight. Huge, snow-capped peaks, protecting the city from the worst of the weather.
Arriving in Manta our impr
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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 COMING SOON HOUSE ADVERTISING ads_leader_photo_bottom