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Mindo and Otavalo

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January 28th 2010
The timeline... Mindo: January 12-15 Otavalo: January 15-19 From the Ecuadorian coast we sadly departed from the beautiful beaches and headed towards the north/central highlands... A 7 hr night bus was preceded by Pizza and Cocktails by the beach...well, we needed to sweeten the pot just a little for this mission! A relaxing time in the Cloudforests around Mindo was followed by four d ... 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