one of the many forms of transport on our journey to and from mompiche

Life after RioMuchacho.....

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September 5th 2009
Our farewells said, and tears shed we headed off on another adventure to Mompiche- a small beach town 6 hours north and 3 modes of transport away with Jo and Jordan, friends from the farm for a few days.......... * Mompiche is a small place and has nightly powercuts for an hour (ish....) which is what, after a 6 hour tiring journey we arrived to...complete darkness.....depositing ... read more

South America » Ecuador » West

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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