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Quito central from hillside overlook  
   

Quito central from hillside overlook

quito is quite a sprawl as this photo shows in just the downtown historical city centro
arrived otavalo

June 24th 2007
eating breakfast at the hostal i met Tony, from switzerland, who was also leaving quito on the morning bus. we took bus to near the bus terminal for quito central and caught a cab for last several blocks. Tony´s knapsack was stolen apparently as some locals helped us load our packs into the trunk of the cab. could have been me getting ripped off, there was only his and my packs in the trunk. T ... read more
South America » Ecuador » North » Otavalo

Ecuadorian Flag 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
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