Plaza Grande 2

Hi from Ecuador

---

September 1st 2008
Hello! Greetings from Quito, I hope everyone is well? Well my first couple of days have been spent in the City of Quito, with a population of 2 million it is the largest in Ecuador. I have been staying with an ecuadorian family, who have been brilliant, even thought their english is as good as my spanish, we have been getting on fine. Food is different, but lots of chicken and rice so ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Quito

---

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