The Equator

Otavalo tour

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July 27th 2007
This entry was lost in the blog crash, so this is a very brief summary. We headed out North of Quito - which took some time to get out of, as the city is so linear. First stop was a rose farm - much more interesting than expected. It seems that, being on the equator, this region is perfect for growing roses as the light is directly overhead all year. We saw the different varieties being gro ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Otavalo

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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