Some random bit of the monastery.

School trip take two

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March 1st 2007
Actually managed to be on time today and we set off walking from the school to Quito old town. We´re heading for the Panecillo (literally translated as ´little bread roll´!) which is a hill in the old town with a giant statue on it. ´The Virgin of Quito´statue lines up exactly with the Basilica we visited on Tuesday and can actually be seen straight though a heart shaped window in the centre ... 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