Cotopaxi

Latin American Escapade Part 2- Quito, Ecuador

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February 27th 2006
Just a quick one, as we have only really spent a day and a half in Quito. After arriving back onto the mainland on Saturday evening, we decided to book a mountain-biking trip to Cotopaxi, Ecuador’s highest active volcano. Recommended as one of the highlights of Ecuador, we were excited to get a chance to do this trip, as we expected to miss out on it due to the changes to our Galapagos tour. ... 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