P1000004

Quito, Cotopaxi, Otavalo

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July 19th 2009
I left Colombia on monday feeling a little worse for wear and a little sad to be leaving such a great place. I had been there long enough to get quiet comfortable with my surroundings but it was time to move on to the next adventure. I never planned on visiting quito originally , I was only interested in hitting the coast of ecuador to get some waves but after reading more about it and hearing ... 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