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Day 83 - From Crowds to Ghost Town

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June 13th 2010
We checked out of Hostal Marsella to move to Hotel Boutique Casa Foch our GAP hotel pre Galapagos. Walking outside we expected to hail one of the many taxis, BUT... the first taxi reminded us that the new town Mariscal area is closed to cars every second Sunday to encourage cycling, AND... we then spotted the Quito 15k, meaning our route was almost completely blocked. So walking to the hotel it ... 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