part of Tena

weekend one

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February 18th 2008
Hi all I had a varied weekend, to say the least. On Saturday I went to a sort of nature reserve, in the middle of Tena. It was sort of part of the rainforest but all the trees had labels and their different properties. It was the hottest day yet, with clear blue skies. It was cool to walk round and Then I saw a small monkey and thought ´what a great picture opportunity!´so I kept still and it d ... read more

South America » Ecuador » East » Tena

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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