Banos

Back in Ecuador

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August 9th 2008
After an emotional goodbye with my good friends at Pangea Hostel, I was on my way to the airport in Buenos Aires. The flight included a two hour stopover in Lima, Peru in which there was an interesting occurrence. While I was sitting at the gate waiting for it to board, an Ecuadorian lad sparked up a conversation with me. He said he had noticed I had come from Buenos Aires along with him and start ... 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