Volcan Iliniza

Warm At Last

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December 26th 2010
After a week on The Quilatoa Loop in the high country we have dropped down about 6000 ft. to the warmth of Banos. We spent four nights with a Quichua family in a hostal that included breakfast & dinner for everyone in a commons area. We were in a small village called Quilatoa that is famous for the Lago de Quilatoa, a collapsed volcano that the locals call bottomless, but geologist say is 250 me ... 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