swingng sasquili & cold cotopaxi Photo 2

swingng sasquili & cold cotopaxi

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March 24th 2011
I felt brilliant after my early morning hot shower and cup of tea and after checking out of the hostel and storing my bags the day of adventure began. The four dutch and I were off to Saquisili and Cotopaxi today, unfortunately we were paying more for this tour than any of us would have liked to cough up ($40) however it was the only way we were going to be able to climb Cotopaxi, the world's high ... 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