Chimborazo from Casa Condor

Chimborazo-Casa Condor

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July 4th 2006
The night before was entirely a travel day from Tiputini back to Quito where slept for the night. This morning we got up early and got onto a bus. Our professor David came with us from Tiputini and was going to go with us to the highlands. First we stopped at Riobamba. There is a new university there and we got a tour of it and then we got lunch. After David took us all to a little store that sold ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Centre » Chimborazo

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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