Background: 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 border war with Peru that flared in 1995 was resolved in 1999. Although Ecuador marked 25 years of civilian governance in 2004, the period has been marred by political instability. Seven presidents have governed Ecuador since 1996.
May 15th 2008South America » Ecuador » Quito » Mitad del Mundo Yesterday, I finally made it to the monument at the equator line.
I also included some random pictures gathered from friends.
See you on Wednesday!!! ... 22 photos[full story]
April 10th 2008South America » Ecuador » Quito » Mitad del Mundo We got into a rhythm in the big city. Lying on the equator, we had a consistent 12 hours of relatively safe sunshine to exploit. Of course, just wandering the Quiteño streets would always yield some ... 16 photos[full story]
May 16th 2008South America » Ecuador » Quito » Quito Heute liess ich mich mit der Gondel fuer 4 Dollar von der Stadt aus auf 4'100 m hochfahren. In welcher Stadt gibt es das sonst noch? Bald gibt es was zu futtern und nachher werde ich noch meine restli ... [full story]
May 15th 2008South America » Ecuador » Puerto Lopez Last night was tough for me. I found myself crying, as I have a lot lately, and not really knowing why. It all just felt a bit crazy... me sitting in this hammock looking out at the beautiful ocean, ... [full story]
May 15th 2008South America » Ecuador » Mindo » Bellavista Cloud Forest Ahoyhoy! This week has gone by quite quickly. We caught a bus at 6:00 on monday morning to take us back to Mindo and start our work for the week. We arrived right on time at 8:30 for breakfast, and st ... [full story]
May 15th 2008South America » Ecuador » Galapagos Islands Today we decide that we will wake earlier than usual (what the hell is wrong with us?) to see the sun rise. Other passengers have been doing this all week and we are starting to feel very lazy that we ... [full story]
May 14th 2008South America » Ecuador » Manabí So today I started language school. I think it will be good. Hopefully I will learn a lot of Spanish. I love the city of Bahia. Its a really fun place. Everyone seems to know each other and everyone i ... [full story]
May 14th 2008South America » Ecuador » Riobamba » Devil s Nose HOLA AMIGOS!!
Hope you are all well and husbands, wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters and pets are all treating you well!
Arriving towards the one year anniversar ... [full story]
May 14th 2008South America » Ecuador » Galapagos Islands Hello all. We must be the most unlucky people when it comes to luggage! Houston airport managed to lose our bags en route to Quito. However, lucky Continental Airways turned out miles more efficien ... [full story]
May 14th 2008South America » Ecuador » Quito » Quito Gestern habe ich noch etwas die Stadt erkundet. Mit oeffentlichen Bussen fuhr ich in ca. 1,5 h nach Mitad del Mundo zum Aequator. Neben dem offiziellen Park der 250 m vom eigentlichen Aequator liegt, ... [full story]
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