P9230382

Ecuador

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September 18th 2009
Well onto our next destination it was and after a brief stop into Panama city for the connecting flight and seeing the liners and tankers head through the Panama Canal we landed at 11pm in Quito with no idea how to get into the city or where we were stopping.. However our bible ´The Lonely Planet´ proved it self once again and we stayed on the edge of the old and new Quito in the Hostel Marsel ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Centre

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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