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A lesson in Firsts

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August 22nd 2007
During the requisite period of nostalgia before the wedding, I was forced (requested) to look through various photo albums fom my youth. "Hey look there is the first time I gave myself a haircut" and "There is first time I ate cigarette butts off the ground"...wait shouldn't someone be stopping me instead of taking my photo? Possibly a topic for another forum. The point is that no cigarette but ... 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