Rather big crack in the ground
Thinking I would go to Macas directly from Riobamba, I was informed that it would not be possible as there had been a landslide. Detoured to Banos only to discover that there had been a landslide there too (tho I think that most of this crack is from when the volcano erupted)! I had to get off the bus, take a truck up a hill, then hike down the steep path with my backpack. Thank God I didn't have to go UP!!! Loads of people did it tho often with more stuff than me, never complaining, and even got resourceful enough to lug cold drinks to the top to sell...!
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 
