Una Cascada

Baños and Quilotoa

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December 31st 2010
Next stop was Baños, kind of the main tourist centre in the south of Ecuador. It's sat in the middle of a ridiculously fertile valley with multiple rivers and waterfalls visible from the hostel i was staying in and a buttload of tourist agencies offering the usual tours, bike rentals, etc. After spending the first afternoon chilling in the multiple thermal baths around town (less relaxing ... read more

South America » Ecuador » South

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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