Turtle Gargoyles

Days 33 - 34, 8th - 9th Nov (Quito)

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November 10th 2008
Saturday was spent travelling and sleeping, still trying to catch up on the previous days lost sleep. Sunday we had another city tour of old and new Quito. We started at Plaza de la Independencia at the heart of old Quito. The area is surrounded in beautiful baroque Cathedrals. The elevation of Plaza de la Independencia is 2,850m apparently making Quito the second highest capital city in the wo ... 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