Plaza de la Independencia
From: South America » Ecuador » North » Quito
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 ... [read more]
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 ... [read more] Blog: A Walking Tour of Colonial Quito
Date: July 17th 2009
Back 'home' to Quito and after a few lazy days recovering from an exhausting week at the beach (that sounds convincing doesn't it!) I decided to be slightly more cultured today and venture into the old town of Quito. I actually braved the bus system to avoid an extortionate taxi fare and was reasonably impressed with my success. Despite being told the bus pretty much went through the Plaza de ... read more
Date: July 17th 2009
Back 'home' to Quito and after a few lazy days recovering from an exhausting week at the beach (that sounds convincing doesn't it!) I decided to be slightly more cultured today and venture into the old town of Quito. I actually braved the bus system to avoid an extortionate taxi fare and was reasonably impressed with my success. Despite being told the bus pretty much went through the Plaza de ... read more
Comment on Plaza de la Independencia
Currently trying to cram all the travelling I can in between uni terms after a rather serious bite from the travel bug.
My South American travels begin here
Part two of South America here
Iceland
Austria
Return visit to Ecuador 2009
Czech Republic
... full info
| Joined: | February 9th 2007 |
| Status: | BLOGGER |
| Blogs: | 90 |
| Photos: | 915 |
| Forum posts: | 136 |
| TB Code: | [photo=4132278] |
Options
Copyright Notice: All Rights Reserved
The text and photos of this article remain the copyright of the Author (Katm1987). Under no circumstances should the photos or text be used without the express written permission of the Author (Katm1987). If you wish to use or publish photos or text from this article - please
Contact Katherine (Katm1987) - a lack of a response does not mean that you have permission to use material from this page.