O'dark thirty on the ascent

Closest to the Sun... or so I Thought

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October 4th 2009
Short version: the rest of Ecuador included Quito, Mitad del Mundo, Baños, Latacunga, Laguna Quilotoa, Volcán Cotopaxi, Volcán Chimborazo, and the skanky border town of Tulcán but thankfully for just one skanky night. Long version: Standing atop Chimborazo at 6310 meters above sea level, one gets the feeling of being quite high. Even though the mountain is not the highest in the world, or 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