still happy

Montañita

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February 28th 2011
After Baños we boardeda bus en route to a town in the mountains called Queveda. We knew it was going to be a long 5 hr journey along windy mountain roads, but we had no idea at which the speed and confidence we would take these sharp windy cliffside corners. Our bus driver, donning sunglasses and an upbeat attitude blasted his favorite espanol albumn of the moment and busted through these mounta ... read more

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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