Mitad del Mundo Monument

On the Equator

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August 22nd 2008
Day 324 - Tuesday 19 August My bus arrived into Piura just after 9 am and I successfully managed to find the CIFA International bus offices. This is the only company in town that runs direct to Ecuador and will hopefully save me a lot of hassle at the border. Its notoriously bad for robberies and rip off merchants. The next bus doesn´t leave until midday so I had a couple of hours to kill. ... 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