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21 hours, 4 planes, and one new friend

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February 21st 2013
Well we made it! No thanks to seemingly unlimited numbers of cranky, rude, and unhappy air canada employees. It was a long day! Complete with 2 de-icings and 3 of 4 delayed flights(any guess which airline). Anyway, our last flight from Lima to Guayaquil was a pleasant surprise. We flew LAN, a South American airline and were surprised to see newer planes, prompt, friendly service, an an overall ple ... read more

South America » Ecuador » West » Guayaquil

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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