Botero sculpture

Colombia to Quito, Ecuador.

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January 18th 2012
26.11.11 Got a taxi from Taganga to Santa Marta then flew to Medellin via Bogota. Met a nice chap on the bus from airport to Medellin who rang loads of hostels for us, most were full so ended up going to one in the centre called Hotel Odeon. It was in a pretty dodgy area but was really cheap- only £8 a night. The chap gave us his phone number and said to call him if we needed any help! We the ... 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