On the road

Flu in Baños

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March 18th 2012
Wednesday 14th March - Quito to Baños Goodbye to yet another hostel, the Huaki and off to the bus terminal. 2 city buses taking an hour and yet still at a cost of just 15p. I further confirmed in my mind how much we liked Ecuadorians after twice asking locals for help with directions, they were only too happy to point the right way and were even keen to try out their English and have a bit of ... 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