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Settling in to Ecuador

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June 10th 2008
We've been here for two weeks, now, and we seem to be settling in well. Robin has been doing some small boat projects; some plumbing issues, etc. Gotten ourselves into somewhat of a routine, after the initial, WOW had passed. After about 4 days here we had to take a trip into the port town called Manta for immigration visas. We had been told that it is a pretty big, dirty port town with lot ... read more

South America » Ecuador » West

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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