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Teleferiqo Fun: An Afternoon at 4100 Metres

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January 27th 2008
Today we road the Teleferiqo. It was fun. We initally didn´t think we would be able to becuase it was very cloudy on the mountain from the moment we woke until about 10am or so when we resolved to go back into the old town, and possibly have a picnic. On our walk into the old town, the skies clear, the sun shines, and we can see the top of the mountain and the teleferiqo cars acending to the ... 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