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South America 2009 - Ecuador

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October 4th 2009
Friday 4th / Saturday 5th September 2009 - Left Manchester at 5pm to get the 7.15pm flight to Amsterdam. Bit of a nightmare journey after that. The flight from Amsterdam flew over London to Bonaire (which I think is just north of Venezuela, approx 10 hours. We then let off passengers and gained a few having not been let off the plane. We then flew to Guayaquil (S. West of Ecuador) to drop off mo ... 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