Navidad ceremony in Banos Inglesia

Till the morning comes

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January 1st 2008
Yep, cuz tommorrow we fly. Where you say? Back to registration, electric bills, high cost of living and a lack of spanish talking strangers. But I digress, because my last week in paradise has been just that. We rode into the jungle town of Tena, Ecuador after a short but sweet Navidad in Banos. Although there are thermal springs in Banos we opted out (with the Papallacta springs in mind for a fut ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Quito

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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