View from the Basilica

Travelling around Ecuador Part 1

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November 24th 2016
I started this blog entry over a month ago now with ambitious plans to cover all of my travels around Ecuador in one post. Now I realise that I need to break it down into smaller chunks or I may never publish again. Hopefully I can gradually catch up over the next few days, weeks, months, years... Day 80 - Saturday 19th November - Cotopaxi Another early start - this time to walk up a volcano ... 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