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Ecuador....Que Bueno!

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June 20th 2005
Spent 4 days in Vilcababamba, Ecuador. Stayed at a hostel called Ichkayluma, highly recommend it if you are ever in Ecuador! Drank lots of cevezas and did lots of loungin in the hammock! Also, I was sick when I arrived so i went to a traditional water cleansing ceremony. Similar to the sweat lodges in Canada...It was fuckin HOT!! but I survived and it cured my sickness!! ... 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