Hanging Presents!

Regalos!

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December 12th 2005
Regalos means gifts or presents in Spanish. Now Galapagos Islands is in its Christmas fever, and the locals are spending massively compared to normal. Everyone is expecting a gift or something, but there is one way of giving gifts to the community by hanging things on a post about 10 metres high! The post is normally made of bamboo, and they make sure to oil the post to make it difficult for any ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Galápagos

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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