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 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 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]
May 12th 2008South America » Ecuador » Quito » Quito Wir sind gestern Abend in Quito angekommen.
In Banjos habe ich noch einige Privatstunden Spanisch genommen. War interessant aber ich kann trotzdem noch nicht viel mehr sprechen. Dann fuhr ich noch ... [full story]
May 11th 2008South America » Ecuador » Quito » Quito Hey guys,
I'm finally in Ecuador! I can't believe how amazing it is to be here. The parts of Quito that I have seen are beautiful.
I arrived in Quito around 2pm. All of my flights went very smo ... [full story]
May 10th 2008South America » Ecuador » Quito » Quito My friends and I spent the day at El Panecillo. It is a huge statue of a madonna at the center of the city.
From Wikipedia:
"El Panecillo (from Spanish panecillo small piece of bread) is a 20 ... 16 photos[full story]
May 10th 2008South America » Ecuador » Quito » Quito Its already May 10th. that seems so surreal. my final banquet was yesterday, and the whole time everything seemed to be moving so slowly. It wasnt teary or emotional like i thought it would be, a nice ... [full story]
April 4th 2008South America » Ecuador » Quito » Quito Quito is a big city, and like any big city, it's dangerous. Like our own city, Denver, Quito has 2 million citizens, but these 2 million Quiteños have to cohabitate in a fraction of Denver´s area. A ... 12 photos[full story]
April 3rd 2008South America » Ecuador » Quito » Quito It had been too long since Spain. Too long since I had last taken myself completely out of context to learn more about myself, my country, humanity, and the world.
Now in our 4th year of medical ... 1 photos[full story]
May 8th 2008South America » Ecuador » Quito » Quito Well, my trip is already one quarter done, and I can definitely say that it has been quite the week in Ecuador. Since my last entry, I have been mugged, eaten alive by insects, and soaked in both rain ... [full story]
May 2nd 2008South America » Ecuador » Quito » Quito Greetings from Quito in Ecuador. It's finally happened, we've gone full circle, in a manner of speaking. Some 3 months after we first touched down in Lima we have been back there, having more or les ... 8 photos[full story]
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