La Basilica

Quito in a Bubble

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September 24th 2005
It's strange, but even in my own native tongue I have become mute. I thought perhaps if I gave myself a few days to absorb my surroundings I would be better able to describe them, to explain them in such a way as to share a piece of my life here with you and to understand it better myself. But my English is as poor as my Spanish, it seems, and while I wish I could bestow enlightening observation ... 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