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Ecuador - land of home-made ice cream?

May 22nd 2012
A lazy rest day in San Agustín after our epic ride into the Páramo and we're ready to say goodbye to Colombia after seven absolutely wonderful weeks - it's Ecuador's turn now. Despite our as-the-crow-flies proximity to the Ecuadorian border the broken geography of this part of the world means no fewer than five separate buses and two days to get to the border. A short pickup ride ta ... read more
South America » Ecuador » North » Otavalo

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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