Sweets of the Gods

Cloud Forest and Otavalo

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May 20th 2007
(by Nicole) 42 different kinds of fruit, am I in heaven?! On our return from Galapagos Islands (check out Cals entry for that below) we took a bus 3.5 hours out of Quito to Puter Quito, a place which uses the fact the sun never shines to gain tourism!! Cloud Forest remains a consistent 22 degrees all year round, and it true to its name, has many clouds and forests. We stayed with a really nice fa ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Otavalo

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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