Zip Lining

Epic Flailing in Ecuador

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December 22nd 2014
Our Ecuadorian experience was divided between two very differing places. Our attempts at a cultural and sophisticated homestay learning Spanish in Quito under the safety and comfort of the Sosa sisters felt a world away as I plummeted to my seemingly inevitable death in adventure town Baños, having been pushed off a bridge by a somewhat less motherly, bearded entrprenuer persuading exploit-hungry ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Centre

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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