Thermal baths

Baños: Our favorite place in Ecuador

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July 1st 2010
Baños is a great little town about 4 hours south of Quito. It’s known for its hot springs (hence the name) and its outdoor activities like rafting, rapelling, bridge jumping, buggy riding, and biking. It’s also usually jam-packed with tourists, but there is a volcano just on the outskirts of town called the Tungurahua, which erupted about a month before we arrived and was still erupting on ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Quito

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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