Making empanadas

Days 11, 12, and 13

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January 21st 2020
Day 11: Quito For breakfast, we had tea/coffee, bananas and plums, and french toast with maple syrup from Canada. After some downtime, Zully, Kim, Thomas, and I went to a park and walked around (Mama was in the hospital so she did not come with us). The weather was nice and we had a great view of part of the city! Then we went with Zully to get her car washed. They did it all by hand and also c ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Quito

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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