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Bluegrass Birthdays and Volcanos

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August 18th 2006
So i'll start this one out by letting everyone know i'm nowhere near the volcano that erupted earlier today. The volcano is in Banos, where i was 2 weeks ago, and is the 2nd time it's erupted in just over a month. There is tons of destruction and this time around i believe there were some fatalities. Banos is abot 3 hours south of where I am, so I'm clear of any destruction. Last weekend we ... 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