Thermal Springs

Just back from an overnight to Papallacta, a thermal spa area about 60km east of Quito and a little higher up. Our cosy room came with a fireplace and its own thermal pool, about the size of 3 large bath tubs...despite being on the equator the elevation (over 10 000') means it gets chilly at night.

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Quito, Ecuador

January 10th 2019
Our first real foray into South America begins in Quito. We have a very comfortable, inexpensive Airbnb here for 6 weeks. As we did in Malaga last year, we plan to use Quito as our home base to take side trips to various sights in Equator. Next up, Galapagos Islands. ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Quito

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

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