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middle earth adventure

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December 17th 2013
in less than 24 hours i'll be on an american airlines jet headed for miami leaving a snowy, freezing new york city behind to fight it out between the slipperiness and the slush. but i won't have the chance to get some sun. at 3:55 p.m., i'll settle in for a little more than four hours. this time on another american airlines jet headed to south america and ecuador's capital city, ... 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