View from our balcony

Finally made it!

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February 18th 2007
Well, we finally arrived in Quito after a horrible long flight only to find my bag didn´t make it and is stuck in Madrid (hopefully). Though seeing some of the bags coming through completely torn open makes me think it could have been worse. I´m staying in Quito along with two others with Lorena who works for the Spanish school which I start tomorrow. She´s being nice at the moment and speaking ... 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