We Took The Red Pill

Our Weekend with Ecuadorians

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April 13th 2011
Given our jobs teaching small children who speak a different language, we now cherish long weekends like they're pure gold. This past weekend, we got a four-day stretch, thanks to Cuenca Foundation Day. On April 12, 1557, explorer Gil Ramirez Davalos founded a Spanish settlement on the site of the destroyed Incan city of Tomebamba (likely inspiration for the legend of El Dorado). A mere 454 yea ... read more

South America » Ecuador » South » Cuenca

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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