Quito Old Town

Day 78 - Fleeced in a church

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June 8th 2010
The day started well with Hostal Marsella serving up eggs for breakfast while we waited to change rooms... good job too as Sophie had forgotten about the age old rule in South America, no toilet paper down the toilet! The toilet in our old room was blocked and trying to flood so perfect time to move to a new room with shared bathroom where we could blame other people! We headed to the old town ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Quito » Historical Center

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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