Navidad in Zumbahua

Stories from the Quilotoa Loop - Part 1 Christmas at Tigua

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January 2nd 2008
For Christmas I went to the Posada de Tigua, an old hazienda on the Quilotoa Loop. It is a lovely family with four sons who run this farm. They produce their own cheese and yoghurt, and I even got a chance to milk one of their cows. And, hey, I managed to obtain a whole glass of milk! It is pretty easy in fact. Me and two Dutch girls also were invited to ride on the farms’s Alpakas. I really lov ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Centre » Quilotoa

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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