Guayaquil - Humboldt`s Travels (sitios de interés)
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Dates visited: January 3, 1803 to February 15, 1803“From Lima our travelers [Humboldt, Bonpland, and Montúfar] passed by sea to Guayaquil, situated on the brink of a river, where the palm trees are beautiful beyond description. They heard persistent rumbles from the volcano Cotopaxi, but on Jahuary 6, 1803, it made an alarming explosion. The travelers immediately set off to visit the volcano for a second time, when, after being exposed for seven days to the dreadful attacks of the mosquitoes of Babahoyo and Ujibar, the unexpected news about the imminent departure of the frigate Atlanta caused them to return.”
A. v. Humboldt, “Philadelphia Abstract,” 1804
