A big river...and a goofy helmet

Otavalo and a bike ride to Puyo.

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October 11th 2008
Hola! So for concerned readers I am not in the Amazon. Unfortunately the trip that I wanted to go on fell through in Baños. So, I took a bus back to Quito and spent the night there, in ´The Secret Garden,´a very nice, popular hostel next to Parque San Blas, right outside of old Quito. The Secret Garden has maybe three or four floors--you kind of start to lose track. At the very top is a metal s ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Otavalo

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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