Cascada el Pailon del Diablo (1st half of the pic)

My last weeks in Quito

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September 13th 2008
Hola Amigos, A lot has happened since I last updated my blog....I celebrated my birthday (...Im 25 now), I visited my host mother´s little hometown called el Chontal in the jungle, I visited a natural hot spring in a city called Baños where we toured 6 waterfalls on bicycles, and on our way to the beautiful city of Mindo (another city in the jungle) my friend got robbed on the bus, I accused t ... 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