The Pirana

I caught a pirana!!

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August 29th 2006
I'm lying I didn't really. Milton one of the guys at the lodge who was the guides companion (did all the machete stuff) caught 2 and I took a photo pretending I caught it! I did catch one fish though. It was called a globe fish in english (I think) it was so small I didn't bother to take a photo however it was quite cool you could blow it up so it was spherical (probably how it got its name). ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Quito

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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