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cotacachi & otvalo

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March 16th 2011
Another great day spent in Otavalo area. We went to Hacienda Cusin in the morning for horseback riding and an amazing lunch. The Imbaburra volcano was in the background. The country is dotted with gorgeous old haciendas, quite a few of which are run as hotels and restaurants. It was a little too fancy and white linen for us so we asked to sit out on the terrace where we were very comfortable. F ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Cotacachi

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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