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The Jungle

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April 27th 2008
First of all - apologies for not writing sooner - first time I´ve had for ages to get to a computer. Will try to get up to date. Spent a lovely couple of days in Cotacocha Lodge and the Ecuadorian jungle. It wasn't exactly what I expected as the jungle wasn't quite as wild as I would have hoped. It was still pretty humid and the temperature made a change from Quito - it was actually warm! The ... 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