canoes

..and that's why they call it the Rainforest.

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May 22nd 2016
I booked 'The Jungle' as a side trip to the main event. To be honest I thought it would be okay, but nothing spectacular. How wrong I was. This is no semi-tame National Park , this is unspoilt rainforest in all it's glory. A short flight to Coca, the last outpost, and a blustery fifty mile canoe ride on the Napo river, took us to deep into the forest. It was then only left a half hour trek in ... read more

South America » Ecuador

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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