What a bridge

Up that hill

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April 4th 2007
We arrived in Vilcabamba, after 2 coach rides!! A very beautiful small town at the bottom of the Andies, from here we will be going to Peru!! All the hotels (well good ones) were booked up so we ended up being ripped off for 3 nights. We had a good time though walked up a mountain which we were not allowed to take money or cameras due to muggings (so no pictures of that). We mainly relaxed here ... read more

South America » Ecuador » South » Vilcabamba

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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