Basilica

Quiki and Monaqua in Quito

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May 21st 2008
We arrived on the 6th of May. Ecuador, new country, new continent! We stayed in the old part of the city which is full of churches apparently all built on top of the holy sites of the indigenous people to erradicate their beliefs and replace them with Christianity... The old city is very picturesque, we were particularly impressed by the virgin on top of the Panecillo Hill whose name we can´t ... 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