Lake Quilitoa

Quilitoa crater lake

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July 1st 2010
We arrived in the very, very, very small town of Quilitoa via the larger town of Latacunga. First we took a bus to Latacunga from Baños. Of course this bus didn’t drop us off at the bus station so we had to roam around Latacunga until we found it. Latacunga is another one of those “uninspiring” towns that really has no charm whatsoever, but it’s the jumping off point for doing the loop ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Centre » Quilotoa

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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