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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]
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] Blog: Ecuador - A sweet surprise
Date: July 24th 2012
The bus ride to Otavalo was rather interesting. We stopped to pick up/drop off every local on the side of the road and the driver let every seller onto the bus to try his luck at selling us everything from DVDs, to fruits and chips. Not ideal when you are trying to catch up on sleep! At one point we had a demonstration on how to our brush our teeth, and the option to buy toothpaste and toothbrushe ... read more
Date: July 24th 2012
The bus ride to Otavalo was rather interesting. We stopped to pick up/drop off every local on the side of the road and the driver let every seller onto the bus to try his luck at selling us everything from DVDs, to fruits and chips. Not ideal when you are trying to catch up on sleep! At one point we had a demonstration on how to our brush our teeth, and the option to buy toothpaste and toothbrushe ... read more
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