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Walks from Vilcabamba - Podocarpus National Park

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November 28th 2007
This was a guided trip from hostal. We were a group of 11 plus the guide which was clearly too many. We first went for an hour south in a car which was a beautiful ride. We then went into the forest. It was any of the official entry points to the National Park, so we didn’t have to pay the 10 USD entry fee. We went on a tiny, and mostly very steep and slippery jungle trail. It was quite strenuou ... read more

South America » Ecuador » South » Vilcabamba

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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