blue footed booby

Having a whale of a time.......

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August 25th 2006
.....And so we arrive back in Quito after a great week on the Pacific coast surfing, whale watching and (as usual) eating. I'm not sure what lies ahead on our travels but seeing the whales must go down as one of the highlights - they are absolutely amazing. To be honest, the trip to the coast didn’t start out well. We got the bus to Guayaquil, which is the 2nd largest city in Ecuador, but by r ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Quito

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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