Riding along the ridge

Riding side saddle

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August 1st 2007
The horse reared on its hindlegs in protest of my hand on the brakes. I eased him down and forced a sideways shuffle to curb his appetite for destruction. We caught up with the others and I was pleased to see things were seemingly a bit more under control. We were on the last day of a gruelling 2 day horsetrek to Cotapaxhi volcano. Riding up to 5000ft the winds from the ice capped volcano had ... read more

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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