Lagunas Negra and Larga

Cajas National Park once more

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December 21st 2007
For a second time I went to Parque Cajas, this time on my own. This time I went to its Southern part, a much more wild and remote place. It was incredibly beautiful, with its many, many lagunas. The path was not easy to find, though, and for the first time I absolutely needed the GPS; especially because after about two hours heavy clouds rolled in and one could not see far, so had no landmarks fo ... read more

South America » Ecuador » South » Cuenca

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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