The view from Cotopaxi

cotopaxi to banos

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June 29th 2008
hola everyone! we´ve finally arrived in banos after a great few days in cotopaxi. the area around where we were staying in cotopaxi is one of the most beautiful places we have ever seen. the hostel was in a valley surrounded by 7 or so volcanoes (don´t worry though.. only one is active). the active one, cotopaxi, is of course the one that we did some hiking on. cotopaxi is arguably the highest ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Centre » Cotopaxi

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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