Me and Mona

Ecuador

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June 10th 2008
Well here we are in Ecuador and after a nervous start we are really enjoying it. We flew up from Santiago to Quito carrying U.S $2200 which was a bit nerve wracking! We even had money in bandages around our ankles! Better to safe then sorry I guess. We stayed in a great hostel near the old part of Quito (thanks Mark and Al for the tip!) and enjoyed wandering around the old city with the great buil ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Centre » Baños

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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