Richard and the waterfall

Who needs a bath?

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January 25th 2009
Baños - 7th to 10th of Jan. We got the bus to Baños during the day and the views were pretty spectacular. Saw Cotapaxi and the active volcano near Baños as well. That was so weird to see, the volcano spewing smoke. Amazing. Two Ecuador people sat next to me throughout the trip. One was an indigenous woman, wearing the typical hat, shawl and the likes. The other was a girl the same ... 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