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The first couple of weeks

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September 16th 2008
Santa Cruz has started to feel like home. I moved into a small one bedroom apartment last monday and have been living there for just over a week. After the drama of trying to find it on my first evening i think i now have it pretty sussed. I also got myself a mode of transport in the form of a rickety old bike that i am borrowing off a local so can now get around easily. At the office i have be ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Galápagos

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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