On the roof

The big shake-up

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March 2nd 2007
Good news everybody! My washing is back, and it's generally cleaner and definitely smelling better than it did before the maid got her hands on it. And I have pants again. Hurrah!Soooo what's happened recently...? On Wednesday the Quito gals met up with an ex-GAPper to get some tips on the nightlife, travel, safety, work, shopping, food, families... It was all very thorough, and fairly usef ... 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