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Machu Picchu & Ecuador

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July 16th 2007
Greetings from Quito. It has been many days since we've updated all of of you, so you've missed out on plenty of action, including lots of altitude sickness and food poisonings. Here goes.... We last left you in Cusco, where we were going to see some Incan ruins via motorcycle. That didn't happen because D got food poisoning. Next, we left on a 5 day/4 night trek to Machu Picchu. Day 1 was qui ... 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