An encouraging sign on the road to Quilotoa

Loop and Robbers: Quito and Quilotoa

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October 12th 2011
This blog begins when we crossed the border from Colombia into Ecuador. I’d like to report everything went smoothly and we arrived in Quito without a hitch. But then it wouldn’t make for a good story now would it. From the moment we stepped into Ecuador our run of good times and good luck ended abruptly. After we went through immigration we got a taxi to the nearby town of Tulcan, where the ma ... 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