South America, Ecuador 43

South America, Ecuador

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April 25th 2009
We arrived in Quito on Easter Saturday to the emptiest airport we´ve ever seen! How many times has your luggage beaten you to the carousel??? Quito has one of the best kept Old towns in Sth America, very picturesque setting and beautifully restored buildings. The city itself is in a valley surrounded by volcanos, not that we saw the tops of any of them, they were always covered in cloud, and ev ... read more

South America » Ecuador

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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