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Cultural Change

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August 17th 2005
#1- First 10 in Ecuador- Wednesday, August 17, 2005 I suppose I have quite a bit to catch up on. Not much happened in the first five days here in Quito, but I’ll give you a quick description… Upon arriving from Canada on the plane I went to straight to bed, as it was quite early in the morning (about 6 am), and I hadn’t been able to fall asleep on the way over. At first glance, the hos ... 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