Quito

Day 1

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February 18th 2007
Location: Quito, Ecuador Well, I'm here and in one piece. The flight was fine, apart from a slight problem at customs with two of the people in my group, and then two others luggage was left in Madrid, (which luckily returned the next day). On Sunday, I had a lazy morning, played cards with Louisa, Matt and Jack (the three Gappers who are sharing my house with me while we're in Quito), then we ... read more

South America » Ecuador » South » Cuenca

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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