human shrunken head

After beheading their enemies, some tribes would shrink the heads as trophies from their conquests. Our guide said this was done up until around 60 years ago by some Amazon tribes.

Journey to the Center of the Earth

October 21st 2006
To get to the middle of the Earth from Quito takes three buses and (at least for me) a lot of asking the way. It lies beside “Mitad del Mundo” park, about an hour north of the city at the end of a dusty road of barbeque shacks. It looks a little like Disneyland, with manicured grounds and a little “village” of pink souvenir shops and restaurants. When my friend and I arrived there was a da ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Quito

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

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