San Francisco Bridge gorge

Ecuador

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December 8th 2014
Banos - Day 15 What a beautiful city this is! It is perched on the slope of an active volcano called Tungurahua. It is very clean; the street sweepers are out early. There are several hostels here, as well as spas and hot baths. There are also a few places to rent horses and bikes. Our first stop on today's adventure was a close-up view of the long waterfall visible from town. We could wal ... 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