The Virgin on BreadRoll Hill

Three days in Quito

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November 14th 2022
Friday 11th - Sunday 13th November 2022 After our first nights sleep here in Ecuador, when I woke feeling energised, it came as a surprise to realise it was only 4am; time travel is a funny thing! Luckily, falling back to sleep wasn’t too much trouble and it was soon a much better time to be getting up. Excited to explore Quito more over the next three days, we ventured back out to the old hist ... 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