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Welcome to the Jungle!

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May 7th 2010
Welcome to the Jungle So, we left Quito at around 6am to begin our journey towards Tena and then on to the Amazon Jungle. We stayed one night with a small indigenous community who prepared us fresh food and we spent the night watching (and participating!) in local dances and rituals. We travelled by small pick up trucks in order to get there along the bumpy roads, and me and Jo were m ... read more

South America » Ecuador » East » Tena

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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