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Ecuador 2007

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May 18th 2007
Ecuador 2007 Highlights - Hanging out on the coast, town hopping, for about a week. - Mountain bike riding down Volcan Chimborazo (at 6310m, the highest in Ecuador) - Baños and seeing the very active Volcan Tunguranhura - Latacunga and Laguna Quilotoa - Volcan Cotopaxi day trip - Sasquisili indigenous market - Otavalo and the biggest craft market in Sth America - Quito cable car ... read more

South America » Ecuador

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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