Relaxing

Baños

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August 12th 2008
It was so good to come back to warm, relaxing Banos. I stayed not long, just 1.5 days, but I went a couple of times to the Termas de la Virgen, had a delicious dinner at the Swiss bistro and a Chinese massage. I had a great chat with the interesting Chinese woman who told me about how it was for her as a Chinese living in Ecuador and about her time in Africa before she went to South America. She a ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Centre » Baños

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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