Painted faces

Day 96 - Our Amazon adventure...

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October 6th 2006
N.B - there are no photos as of yet, but please return soon as when we have a more reliable internet connection we will not disappoint. Well where do we start? After a hearty breakfast we prepared ourselves in t-shirts, long trousers and wellington boots (provided - we certainly didn't pack any!) for our 4 hour adventure. We headed out into the pouring rain and into the jungle. 10 minu ... read more

South America » Ecuador » East » Tena

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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