Baños

Through the hills to Baños

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January 27th 2008
On Thursday we left Quito and got a 4 hour bus journey to Baños, literally meaning ´baths´. The scenery here is more fantastic than where we were before. Baños is a small town situated at 1800m, with luschious hills surrounding it. For the last few days we have been hiking, along paths with donkeys carrying tomatoes, banana trees looming above and bulls in the way. A few times we had to take a ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Centre » Baños

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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