Equator

First day in Quito

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June 11th 2006
When we woke up, we got an amazing surprise when we looked out our window. We saw the huge Andes mountains that we didn't see last night because it was dark. Everyone got up early and had a breakfast of bacon and eggs and the best orange juice I have ever had. There was always lots of fruit. Today we had a tour of Quito. First we went to El Crater which is a village that settled in the crater of a ... 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