the girls

The Good life- our coastal travels

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August 9th 2008
Sunday morning, the girls and I woke up early to see the rest of our group off as they headed back into the jungle for another 3 weeks. That afternoon, we once again packed up our backpacks and headed to the bus terminal. We managed to get tickets for a 12:15 bus to Bahia, a town on the coast. Though we were told the trip would only take 8 hours, we arrived into the dark and deserted town of Ba ... read more

South America » Ecuador » West » Canoa

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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