Inside Presential Palace

Presidential Palaces and Other Observations

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September 9th 2007
The weekly school field trip was to the Presidential Palace in La Plaza Grande. Visitation has only been allowed since Jose Correra took office. It´s an attempt to show the Ecuadorian people that this governemnt works for the people. We were allowed entry in groups of about 20 after showing a copy of our passport, submitting to a search by the guys with machine guns, and successfully passing thr ... 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