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El Mitad del Mundo

February 14th 2011
After the first week of work Maria and I decided to make our first excursion. Destination: El Mitad del Mundo (The Middle of the World). First we went to the Museo Etnográfico Mitad del Mundo. Here we disoverd, that eating a guinea pig is damn expensive! One little pig costs you about 25$! Guess I have to wait for a special occasion to eat one of these. Most important one can find here a ca. 30m ... read more
South America » Ecuador » North » Quito

Ecuadorian Flag 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
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