Otavalo

Quito locito :)

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September 18th 2011
In Quito I spent most of my time as I was going to school there every day to learn Spanish. I really enjoyed my lessons. Every 2 weeks I changed teachers, so that I learned more and more about life and people in Quito. Coming from a first world country it is sometimes difficult to digest from what circumstances some people can come from. But my teachers being employed in a language school meant th ... 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