Steve in the Continental President's Club

Quito: Day 1

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March 8th 2011
Day 1. March 8, 2011: getting to Quito Air travel Anne got coupons to get into the Continental Club. It was nice because we were able to get some snacks before our flight. We then took a 5 1/2 hour direct flight from Houston to Quito. We are both used to traveling through much larger airports than Mariscal Sucre International Airport. There are ~1.8 million residents i ... 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