Laguna

Cuenca por favor

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May 13th 2008
Okay, so here is the condensed version of the last 5 days down here... We left Charlotte on Friday at about noon and connected in Atlanta where we had a 3 hour layover before continuing on to Quito. Peter, my dad, and I decided to hit up the Duty Free store so we could have something to sip on in the airport, but were dismayed to find that they did not give us our bottles right there, but rather ... read more

South America » Ecuador » South » Cuenca

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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