Hanging out on the train

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November 11th 2007
So from La Silva we headed up to Baños (Baños in Spanish means bathroom, so the name of the town is Bathroom! Cracks me up, ahhh toilet humour...). The town is so named because of the mineral hot springs that come out of the mountain and provide a public "bathroom" for the locals. The springs are said to be curative as many mineral baths are, and they have listed the mineral contents of the wate ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Centre » Baños

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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