South America » Ecuador » South » Vilcabamba 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
After far too many years working we've both decided to take early retirement (well just for a year). The plan is to meander round the world from India through to Brazil and everywhere in between. We're pretty much free spirits on this trip and our only commitment is to visit our adopted pregnant elephant in northern India. We hear that she's very excited about our visit.... full info