Road to Loja

Heavenly Vilcabamba

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July 2nd 2006
We arrived in Loja on Thursday (30th June) and ended up in a hotel near some really weird faux castle. So strange! Anyway, the hotelier was quite taken aback that we wanted a room with a double bed which is the first time (surprisingly) we´ve encountered any funniness about our unmarried state! After a slight discussion we got our room but she must have been a bit strange as she got my name (whic ... read more

South America » Ecuador » South » Vilcabamba

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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