Banos - Break at the first waterfall

Banos, Riobamba and Cuenca

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November 27th 2009
After arriving in Banos on the first night we met up with Mark who stayed with us in Cotopaxi. He is with a large group from all over the place so we had a couple of beers with them and also Richard and Tom from the UK. We were quite tired that night due to travelling from Cotopaxi so took it handy enough before heading to bed. The next morning we had a big day planned. We started at 8am with a ... 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