Quito

Old Town Quito

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March 13th 2012
<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Day 149 Thursday 8th March We had sort of planned on sleeping in till really late but we found ourselves up and moving by 8. The hotel breakfast isn’t exactly great but I guess you can’t expect much when the room is only 100 Sol’s ($35) a night. Because the room is so cheap we thought we would indulge and walk up town to a café ... 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