First time!!!

Pichincha, Gold Mine, Birthday Party, and Rambo

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April 25th 2008
I finally got to see the peak of the volcano I live next to! See the pics! We went to a gold mine for a class trip last week. This was definitely NOT a tourist gold mine. It was sketchy, but we had fun. I felt sorry for India because she had to walk in back of me in the tunnel - and I had beans for breakfast. My friend Oscar turned 40 last week so his wife organized a surprise party for ... 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