cocoa

An unforgettable trip to the Amazon Rainforest!

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July 20th 2010
The trip started early Friday morning. I woke up about 6 a.m. and headed to the Quito National Airport. From there we flew to Cocoa. We then rode a bus for 20 minutes and got on a motorized canoe. It was a big canoe where we sat on plastic lawn chairs as we traveled down the Napo river. We then went through an Oil Company clearance and got on an outdoor bus for another 2 hours. After that we got o ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North

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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