More view from the roof

First full day in quito

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May 27th 2008
hola ill start off by describing the city a bit more. there are lots of neighborhoods.. obviously.. but most tourists really frequent only two of them- the old town and the new town. the old town is exactly what you would expect- lots of old, beautiful spanish churches in buildings. but it used to be a pretty unsafe so a lot of the tourists stayed in the ´new town´and still do to this day. this ... 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