Ecuador - Quito, Papallacta, Pimpilala, Tena, Banos, Cuenca, Cayambe + Otavalo
March 17th 2009 So I get into Quito about 2ish on 06/03/09 and seriously I was soo tired I thought I had gone to the wrong hotel, it was soooo nice. I was told this trip would be slightly better than the others but this was pure luxury........it was a shame I was far to tired to actually appriciate it I basically checked in had an early dinner and went to bed, I know it was fri night but to be honest did not re
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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 
