The Cathedral, Cuenca

A short story about Ecuador

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October 12th 2009
Short for two reasons: a) We only stayed three days, swiftly despatching the (rather twisty) 700 or so miles from the Colombian border to the Peruvian border. b) The people. They're tiny. Even smaller than the Guatemalans. Not much else to report, except we crossed the equator, so I suppose in some sort of strange way, we've reached the half way mark, again. Also, temporarily suspend ... read more

South America » Ecuador » South

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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