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Quito Day Three

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September 5th 2012
Our third day in Quito started off with breakfast at the hostel followed by a late morning visit to the Teleferico, a gondola that terminates 4000 meters above sea level at the base of largest peak in the immediate Quito area. Right when we exited the gondola, both of us noticed the difference in oxygen compared to Quito. After walking for a little over a kilometer in hopes of reaching the 4800 me ... 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