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Where the vendors never sleep...

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July 11th 2012
How time flies when you're having fun...It's been seven weeks since we crossed the border from Colombia to Ecuador, seven weeks we've spent criss-crossing this most extraordinarily varied of countries. Ecuador is tiny by South American standards, almost exactly the same size as the United Kingdom: within its borders, and often within little more than a day's travel, you can find Am ... 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