Travelling to the lodge

The Jungle, Ecuador

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December 10th 2016
Day 94 - Saturday 3rd December - Return to Quito We got back to Quito in the afternoon. We had booked in to the Marriott hotel for a couple of nights of luxury (incase we hadn´t already had enough on the cruise!) The 6th December is a big holiday in Quito and there were lots of celebrations over the weekend in the lead up. (Apparently 6th itself is quite quiet and peaceful; everybody is partied ... 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