home-made cable car

Baños

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October 29th 2006
After a few uneventful and dull days in Cuenca and Riobamba we headed east to Baños. That was what it looked like on a map anyway, unfortunately the eruption of a volcano a few years ago means we had to head north first and then east as a landslide had destroyed the road. We arrived to find the town quite quiet and after checking into the hotel we had a chat with the hotel manager who told us ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Centre » Baños

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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