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Tena & Serena

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October 5th 2007
Tena is a way station south east of Quito on the western fringe of Amazonia. Having arrived we are in a most noisy hostel .The place is so close to the road that I have to blow the street dust out off my keyboard since working in the restaurant for two hours. The room is in the basement with no out side window, just a screen open to the stairwell. Karen put Chad and I in this space. She and th ... read more

South America » Ecuador » East » Tena

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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