Sophie and Martin

Day 95 - Sore Bottoms

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June 25th 2010
Today we tried out horse riding for the first time (well, since we were toddlers riding ponies at fairs) and what a great location for it - the valley of the volcanoes (Corazon, Illinizas and Ruminahui to name a few). We had a brief "lesson" with our horses (mine Martin and Chris's Rosillo) at the hacienda, where Martin and Rosillo spent most of their time licking a salt cube, before we began our ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Centre » Ilinizas

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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