Santa Martha

Santa Martha y Los Animalitos

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December 12th 2007
Santa Martha Rescue Centre - Weeks 1 & 2 My volunteer project started at the Santa Martha Rescue Centre just south of Quito. I was to spend two weeks here before heading to the sister centre in the Amazon where I would spend a further two weeks. The rescue centre was easy enough to get to... a wee bus ride from Quito to a town called Tambillo and then a bone-shaking taxi ride up a ... 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