View from hostel roof

Arrived in South America

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November 12th 2007
Here a first blog from Ecuador ! I arrived last Wednesday night, flying in over the houses of Quito in the dark. (The airport is now located in the city, when it was built the city wasn´t so spread out. 2 days after I arrived an Iberia plane skidded of the runway in bad weather..... no one got hurt luckally, but the airport has been closed for a few days !). The weather is good in the morning, ... 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