Giant Tree

First Day in Amazon

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June 27th 2006
Today we were split into four groups. Each group was given a guide and went on a trail every morning. The hikes usually lasted 3 hours except on the first day one of the groups went on their hike and discovered their trail had been swallowed by the river and had to wade through thigh high water. Needless to say, they decided to change the trail and none of the other groups took that. None of the g ... 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