Tungurahua before the eruption

Cuenca/buses/food/healing

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August 20th 2006
Greetings to our friends and family from Cuenca, Our group has split up now, with Rosemarie and Gail heading off north from Puyo to Quito, to catch a plane to Auckland and Lima on Tuesday. We´re hoping that they will be putting an entry on here themselves, so we can keep up with what they´ve been doing on the way. Well after 2 days of traveling by bus Diane and Jean have finally arrived in ... read more

South America » Ecuador » South » Cuenca

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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