By the beach

A day in Quito

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April 8th 2011
We arrived Wednesday evening at 9:50 local time. Hotel is very nice full of Ecudorian character. Breakfast was a traditional Ecudorian of scrambled eggs, bread, jam and coffee / tea. After breakfast we took the trole (tram bus) into the historic centre of Quito. Visited some churches including Basilica (climbed lots of towers to see the views of Quito) then walked via government buildings to ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Quito » Historical Center

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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