Cruz Chicta Bar

Saturday Market

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February 20th 2007
On Saturdays, there is a market in Cruz Chicta. We usually make the hour-long walk to the beach around 7am and catch a water-taxi downriver about 15 minutes. Our community members were excited to point out how much bigger Cruz Chicta was - they have a church and a colegio (high-school). We usually buy fresh fruits and vegetables as well as other foods (ketchup, salt, sugar, etc.) and sip on ... read more

South America » Ecuador » East » Tena

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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