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All Merry-Go-Rounds Eventually Slow Down

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May 17th 2007
Today will not be good. Unlike yesterday, with my first sip of sun-sweet watermelon juice at breakfast to my last dew-dripped breath of evening air and every moment in-between filled with contemplation and reawakening, today the juice is bitter and my lips pucker at the presence of the tangerine beverage waiting for me at the table. It’s the end of the rainy season and the raindrops bounce off t ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Santo Domingo de los Colorados

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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