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Ecuador - Quito / Mitad Del Mundo

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August 31st 2008
We are both very excited to arrive in South America at last. In fact such a good feeling to arrive I wonder if we should have just come straight here (although I reckon the relaxing pre-travelling holiday was well needed!) Quito (elevation 2850m) is an old colonial town set within an Andean valley with volcanic peaks around. We stayed in the Old Town in a centuries old colonial building with a ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Mitad del Mundo

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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