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Baños and Vilcabamba

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December 6th 2008
From Cotopaxi we travelled to Baños via Latacunga. The seven of us took a double cab pickup truck (bakkie for the South Africans) from Secret Garden to Baños. Three people had to sit at the back with all the backpacks and it was very cold. We were exempt from this duty, as we were bloody sick at this point. We drove through many hills alongside local farms. A very scenic journey. One of the high ... 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