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Ecuador

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November 14th 2008
"Yes! survived the 55hr bus journey but now smelling like a kipper and looking like my face has been rubbed in a vaseline tub! Anyways at least we made it to Quayaquil." Quayaquil was quite a short stay mainly because there wasn't a great deal to do in this massive city other than walk along the newly developed waterfront. From here we caught another bus to Banos, which is a small town set in a ... 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