Riding the Turtle

Last Night in San Cristobal

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June 18th 2006
Tonight was our last night in San Cristobal. We went to the bar beside the restaurant where we ate lunch everyday. Andrew from our group borrowed a guitar from the owner of Iguana Rock a club we went to a couple of nights. He played a show for us and our group was pretty much the majority of people there. We met some navy boys from Guayaquil and practiced our Spanish and they practiced their Engli ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Galápagos

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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