the clock tower

quito

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March 18th 2011
Quito, capital city of Ecuador. When I arrived it was bloody freezing, maybe because it was 2am in the morning. Maybe because I'd spent 30 hours on a bus from Bogota and I was tired, either way it was a shock to the system; here I was thinking nothing could top the bog, but in fact it seems it's quite moderate there!! After sitting in a taxi for almost 20 minutes driving around and around, I arr ... 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