Salinas sunset

Chocos! Colitas! Caramelos! Chifles!

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October 3rd 2010
Well this weekend started out like any other...I figured I´d get on a bus, that was sure to be driven excessively fast, eat some questionable bus fare and was bound to arrive at my destination about 4 hours after departure. Well the trip started in Puyo at about 500m and rose to a dramatic level, passing the base of Volcano Chimborazo at 6300m. I went from the sweltering junle to icy roads and ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Centre » Guaranda

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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