Posing on a waterfall

Mulinuco

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November 5th 2006
We traveled to Mulinuco (a hostal/resort south of Quito) to hike their trail of waterfalls with Joanna, Mariana, and the kids. We had to ride on a bus to Sangolqui "el parque tourista" (20 minutes from Quito), catch another bus that dropped us off on a dirt road in the middle of nowhere (another 30 minutes), then rode with about 15 other people in the back of a 2-wheel drive Datsun pickup (15 min ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Quito

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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