View from hostel in Cuenca

A narrow escape..

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May 16th 2006
Well... one can only take so much sun-soaking in a day so´s thought we ought to do some work. Survived Quito. This isn´t really fair as it is a beautiful city, but having to travel point-to-point by taxi after dark is a real shame. Anyways, managed to buy a new camera (not that we´re adding photos just yet due to computer gliches). This was an interesting experience with our minimal Spanish and ... read more

South America » Ecuador » South » Vilcabamba

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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