Background: 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 border war with Peru that flared in 1995 was resolved in 1999. Although Ecuador marked 25 years of civilian governance in 2004, the period has been marred by political instability. Seven presidents have governed Ecuador since 1996.
July 21st 2008South America » Ecuador » Baños Sorry NJ, I am moving to Baños.
There is so much to say about this past weekend! I have to be sort of brief because I need to go to lunch and then do a ton of homework and projects, but it was defi ... 7 photos[full story]
July 10th 2008South America » Ecuador » Baños Well last weekend was so fun that I´m still recovering.
Carmen´s grad was interesting, I guess her school in San Lorezo teaches music, so there were a few performances by the graduates during the ce ... [full story]
June 21st 2008South America » Ecuador » Baños As during my last time in Baños I had not had the time to explore the majority of the walks, I went back to it again. I was accompanied by Corinna for a couple of days. We did two hikes together: the ... 21 photos[full story]
July 1st 2008South America » Ecuador » Baños We´ll start off by saying banos is an awesome place. sadly, when we woke up yesterday for our first full day, it was pouring. we had plans to do some hikes and what not, but the weather just didn´t se ... [full story]
June 13th 2008South America » Ecuador » Baños Woke up to clouds so we were very happy that we had seen the Volcan Tungurahua yesterday as it wasn't visible today. Visited several waterfalls and used roads which apparently were in the film Proof ... [full story]
June 17th 2008South America » Ecuador » Baños Said goodbye to the rainforest but sadly not the rain. It was sunshine and showers all day but we are hoping that it will improve tomorrow. It was wonderful to have a few hours of freetime as it has ... [full story]
May 28th 2008South America » Ecuador » Baños So our first solo trip in South America was an eventful one to say the least!!! After our last night in Lima, Paul and I got up early to catch our flight to Quito, Ecuador. When we arrived to the airp ... 6 photos[full story]
May 28th 2008South America » Ecuador » Baños
Riobamba should have been our next stop after Cuenca, as we had planned to travel on the famous train, but other travellers we met in Vilcabamba had recommended against it, and, more importantly, ... 20 photos[full story]
June 9th 2008South America » Ecuador » Baños Hello Friends, here´s another little update from us...
Baños is a lovely little town in the middle of the Andes, surrounded by beautiful scenery, mountains everwhere and lots of waterfalls. We got th ... 51 photos[full story]
March 3rd 2008South America » Ecuador » Baños My second time in Ecuador was unfortunately rushed, like the first time. My only objective was to spend my birthday in Banos, hopefully rock climbing. So I went straight from the border to Quito, ar ... 14 photos[full story]
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