sunrise

Cotopaxi

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April 8th 2008
hello!! back safe and sound from Cotopaxi, it was a bit of a crazy weekend. (This is my main news so I´ll start with this) On Friday we left our hostel early, or intended to, as the bus was an hour and half late. We weren´t too fussed though, we just sat outside in the sunshine. We then drove a few hours to the Cotopaxi national park and pitched our tents in some ominous looking gravel/gr ... 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