The Smiths at the equator

Ending Radio Silence

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April 9th 2011
It´s been a long time since our last blog, sorry about that. But a number of things conspired to make it impossible to update the site over the last few days. We are safe and sound in Cuenca Ecuador after an amazing few days in the Galapagos Islands and there is a lot of cool stuff to report. I will start by finishing off our last couple of days in Quito, then will cover the Galapagos in a few ... read more

South America » Ecuador

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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