being cleansed

The Ecuadorian rainforest

---

June 9th 2006
After another couple of days in Quito we went to Tena.. back into the Amazon and have had an experience like no other! We went to a jungle lodge in the middle of the Amazon and went canyoning, climbing through small crevices in canyons. It was really fun, even if a bit frightening at some points, especially in the caves with about 100 bats flying at us! We saw lots of exotic plants and medi ... read more

South America » Ecuador » East » Tena

---

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