Ingapirca

Stitching up Ecuador

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June 13th 2012
Day 241 Friday 8th June The day started with no rain but over breakfast it made an unwelcome return. As we did our packing the rain came in waves and we eventually had to wait ten minutes for it to ease before we attempted booking out and walking to the bus terminal. It was a bit of a walk and of course the rain returned ensuring we arrived at our destination dampish. We had c ... read more

South America » Ecuador » South » Cuenca

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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