the famous switchbacks of nariz del diablio

Alausi - ´The Devils Nose´

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July 22nd 2009
This adventure began from the moment we left Banos.... * Grabbed a bus bound for Riobamba, where we had intended to spend a night before heading on down towards Ecuadors´ main Inca ruins at Íngapirca´ * Our 1 hour bus ride turned into 2 hours and an hour in to the journey we decided to change our destination slightly to include the very touristy ´El Nariz Del Diablo´[/ ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Centre » Riobamba

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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