Walking from south Quito to the north of Quito 1855 Ice Cream Shop2

Walking from south Quito to the north of Quito

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January 25th 2008
I was in the mood for a long bus ride today, so I decided to walk around Quito. So I took a bus to the farthest southern point of the city and then walked home... which is on the far north side. The city is not very wide, but it is very long. I started by walking up to the El Centro district again and tried to hit the smaller sights that are normally overlooked. I stopped at and ice cream sh ... 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