Balancing the egg at Inti-Nan

Family Week in the Ecuador Highlands

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February 11th 2009
In February 2009, our family, two adults and two children, ages 12 and 9, headed to Ecuador for a week of hiking, biking, and riding in the Andes. We planned to spend six nights north of Quito near Ottavalo at Hacienda Cusin, a 500 year old estate, for six nights, and then spend one night south of Quito in Cotopaxi National Park at Hacienda Hato Verde, a family owned Inn. In Cotopaxi, our plan i ... 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