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Inti Raymi, Mountains and Devilish Trains

June 24th 2007
Inti Raymi is the Solstice of the Sun held in late June, with the biggest celebrations held just north of Quito in Otavalo. And to think I nearly missed it! I was still in Tena at the time and got talking to an older Canadian woman who jogged my memory of this and off I went to Quito instead of heading South as planned. The celebrations started on Friday evening with ritual bathings at a sacred ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Otavalo

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

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