Baños y Cuenca 2

Baños y Cuenca

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January 27th 2007
Hola! We departed Ecuador´s capital on Jan. 22 for the more remote, but still mountainous town of Baños. Our favourite spot yet! Baños has a population comparable to home: only 16K people. It is known for it´s hotsprings and the people are extremely friendly. We spent a day ripping around on bikes, exploring waterfalls. There were few casualties. We got our first real endorphine high here ... 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