El Panecillo from Plaza San Fransisco

Dude, we're in South America...

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January 11th 2008
Holy cow, it is finally here. It has been so long coming; so much thought, so much planning, so much excitement, so much worry. And here we are. In the blink of an eye it came. And it is basically the end of our third day (or second if you don't count the day we arrived at midnight.) Anyways, here is our story so far, with pictures for your viewing pleasure. Our trip down was alright. N ... 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