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Giron (Round Two)

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July 22nd 2011
After several weekends of staying in Cuenca and in the really cold weather, my roommates and I decided to go to a town nearby that claims to have warmer weather. We got up on Saturday morning and got on a bus to the town of Giron. We got off the bus and started to search for a hostal to drop off our stuff so that we could go on a hike. We walked through the entire town (approximately 10 blocks) bu ... read more

South America » Ecuador » South » Cuenca

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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