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From North Peru to the GALAPAGOS ISLANDS

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November 18th 2009
For the newbies - 1st part English, scroll down for German Off to the Galapagos Islands - Animal Paradise From Lima we were off to the north of Peru to stop in the hiking Mecca of Huaraz. When we got to the bus station to catch a night bus to Huaraz we ran into Flavia, a Swiss girl who we´d already met in the sand dunes in Huacachina when we went sandboarding. That´s so typical for ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Galápagos

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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