Kate from the top of the Teleferico

Back in Quito Again

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October 24th 2006
Tuesday 24th to Friday 27th October Yawn, back in Quito again. We´ve spent too much time here already but at least we´ve got some Spanish lessons booked so that should occupy our time. We´re staying at the Secret Garden hostel again and having our lessons there. Our Spanish tutor is called Ibeth and is sex crazed. We´ve certainly learnt some interesting new words and had many convers ... 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