One Of The Town Squares

Washing of the Water

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February 5th 2011
Somehow, in the two-minute wait for a cab outside of our hostel in Quito to head to the bus station, Chris got a nice, solid streak of diarrhea on her backpack. Presumably it was from a bird, but let us tell you, it had to be one hell of a bird. Maybe a vulture or a pterodactyl. Anyway, that's supposed to be good luck, so we rolled with it. As we made our way to Cuenca, we decided to stay in ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Centre » Baños

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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