Another river crossing

The Solamaco Expedition

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December 8th 2007
Daniela was the first one to tell me about this mountain to the East of Vilcabamba. She said it was a beautiful 2-3 day hike nearby, with overnight stays in a refugio. It sounded interesting. I subsequently got various other pieces of information about it: there is no path up there, macchia-like wild vegetation, it is very difficult. So I concluded I should not do it on my own. But then Daniela su ... 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