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From Baños to Riobamba

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July 16th 2007
Greetings from Riobamba, the Sultan of the Andes and home to the volcano known as Chimborazo, the country's highest peak at 6310m and due to the earth's equatorial bulge, is also the farthest point from the center of the earth--a factoid for the trivia buffs out there. We had quite a day of unexpected events yesterday all of which led us to a premature visit to Riobamba. We had hired a 4x4 ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Centre » Riobamba

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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