EPIC CITY TOUR - LOJA, ECUADOR is one of the most picturesque cities in the world!!

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LOJA is one of the most beautiful and TOURIST friendly locations that I have ever travelled to, and the best part is the tour of the CITY was all FREE.

This video has been a long time coming so hear it is, a walking tour of the main tourist attractions in the city centre. Granted there are many more but I only had a few hours available to film this video so more content of the additional attractions will follow soon. This video will give you a tremendous view of the cities main attractions so buckle up and enjoy the ride.

The city of LOJA was colonized by Field Marshal Alonso de Mercadillo in 1548, and it is named for his hometown of LOJA in SPAIN. Originally located near LA TOMA in the CATAMAYO CANYON since 1546, the city was relocated to its present location (about 35 km east) after a devastating earthquake and problems with MALARIA. At nearly 500 years, it is one of the oldest cities in ECUADOR. One of its founding-reasons for the Spanish colonizers was to have a fortified town next to the region of ZARUMA, which was in that time rich in gold. It was as well a departure point for the AMAZON BASIN to search for the mystic town of EL DORADO. The city was also visited by Simón Bolívar in his campaign to unite Gran Colombia. It declared its independence from SPAIN on November 18, 1820.

The city of LOJA has the distinction of being the first city in ECUADOR to be wired for electric power provided by a hydroelectric dam that was completed in the 1890s.

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