Indiana Jones bridge

Banos

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June 20th 2010
Probably the nicest town we have been to up to now! We woke up on a Sunday morning and decided to have a lazy day the only thing we wanted to do was catch a glimpse of one of the most active volcanoes at the moment, Tungurahua which overlooked Banos. We walked round Banos and it felt really eery, like a ghost town not many people on the streets and evacuation signs everywhere telling you which w ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Centre » Baños

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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