Quito Basillica

Otavalo, Equador (and some much needed R&R!)

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January 29th 2007
In order to avoid divorce, we've decided to take turns writing our blog entires (the last entry was a joint effort and almost got ugly!)... so this one will be in the voice of Jen... Last time we left off, we were on our way to the village of Otavalo in the Northern Highlands of Equador. We made our way to the bus station, and quickly caught a bus to take us out of the city. We've been doing r ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Otavalo

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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