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Ecuador

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May 24th 2006
Well arrived in Quito on the eve of the 7 May 2006 @ 12:00 midnight me bags and surfboard in tow... Luis and freinds waitimg at airport to pick me up from a sea of Spanish which was starting blow my mind by now.. went back to Luis´s appartment in the south of Quito which is the poor part of the city... Dark so could not make out much exept that the roads are like riduing in small boat on a choppy ... 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