After the salsa club in Quito

Ecuador Escapades

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August 4th 2007
There is never a bad time to learn a foreign language. At least that is what we thought. With this in mind, most of our time in Ecuador was spent taking spanish classes, which turned out to be pretty tough and intense. We did, however, manage to escape a few times to see what Ecuador had to offer. We were based in Quito for two weeks, where we lived in a homestay with a really lovely and patie ... 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