Squirrel Monkey

The Deepest Darkest Amazon

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March 3rd 2008
Well OK maybe not the deepest darkest Amazon, we were only an hour away from a major city (Tena) and there were local houses across the river, but the road in was pretty rough, and we get to pretend right.... SUNDAY 2 MARCH 08 Today we travel to our jungle lodge (lianna lodge) near Tena. Most of the day is spent on the road in the bus, but we did have a brief stop at some hot springs a coup ... 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