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Sunday Exists!

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March 20th 2012
From sea level to 2850m in Ecuadors' capital we are trying our best to expierience altitude sickness. With some difficulty we managed to get into Quito airport on Saturday night via LAN airlines. Something about them not wanting us to stay in the country forever they want to see a ticket out. Thanks to American Airlines we printed a fake ticket online and made it into the country! The first da ... 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