Baños to Puyo

Rural Life!

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February 17th 2011
Sorry folks, I'd gone awol again though this time not due to illness, rather that my current abode is a farmhouse 3000m up in the Andes Mountains and internet connection is slightly limited! I began a two month voluntary programme on an organic farm last Friday which is going really well. As well as developing green fingers (digging flower beds, feeding chickens, milking cows) I'm also getti ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Cayambe

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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