On top of Quilotoa

Movin´ to Mindo

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November 3rd 2005
Ok, so our titles aren´t too original. Give us a break - we´re trying to communicate in a different language half the day, one that we don´t know very well. Anyhoo... Since you last joined these travelers, they´ve been hiking volcanoes and cloud forests. From Cuenca we took an 8 hour bus ride to Latacunga - the sickliest ride in our trip thus far. Very curvy roads weren´t very fun. At o ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Mindo

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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