Huge Sayard on our Puny trail

¿A map is not a machete?

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July 9th 2006
Hello! Sayard and I have been in some more remote areas of Ecuador, sans internet, so there is a lot to go over. We started off by being a bit more touristy and visited the equator. And though I had been raised to believe that this was an imaginary line, it is very real. Painted right there on the ground for all to see and for all to marvel at it´s significance. Later we went off to the ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Mindo

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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