Banos

Valleys, Waterfalls and Hot Springs!

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November 16th 2008
Well, it was a bit of a nightmare getting out of Lago Agrio after our Amazon trip. We had to wait 5 hours for the bus to Banos. What can you do? Boucs and I managed to find a quiet little restaurant with a small BBQ, so we raided the guy´s fridge and basically told him what to put on the BBQ for us. Slightly difficult to understand what everything was with the language barrier, but discovered ... 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