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Castilleja fissifolia  
   

Castilleja fissifolia

Ecuador the Center April 2 - 7/2011

April 9th 2011
´A rugged wilderness, called by the Spanish Páramo (moors), submitted to the continuous battering of tremendous storms, where the surface begins to move everywhere as soon as the snow melts; a revolting region, day and night ravaged by furious winds and hails, wrapped in clouds and dim light, almost never caressed by a warm sun or a cloudless sky. A rocky inhospitable area, almost without trees ... read more
South America » Ecuador » Centre

Ecuadorian Flag 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
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