"New Cathedral"

No Train For You!

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April 25th 2008
Up at the crack of dark (5am), we pack our bags and head to the train station to procure our tickets to ride the famed Devil's Nose train. A marvel of railway engineering, this train route is one of the most, if not thee most harrowing stretch of train track in the world. You can see a video of it here. Clinging to sheer cliffs ... read more

South America » Ecuador » South » Cuenca

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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