picturesque surroundings

breathtaking quilatoa

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March 23rd 2011
Latacunga, I arrived after another long day in a not so fresh bus with not so fresh smelling locals. Nevertheless it was only 6 hours out of yet another day doing and seeing well not all that much that I hadn't seen. I ended up catching the bus from Otavalo to Quito as the bus to Latacunga wasn't leaving until 1pm. Executive decision on my part. Good decision? I'm not so sure. You see express buse ... read more

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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