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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.




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By gonflable123
October 18th 2009
sloppy ascents South America » Ecuador » North » Quito
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thought i´d put a blurb in my blog. yesterday i climbed mt cotopaxi. 19,300 some foot active volcano. one of the highest in the world. it was a very radical experience. probably one of the most physicaly intense experiences of my life. a friend from la hesperia (matt) and i decided to go for it. most people acclimate near the base of the mountain for a few days, but we heard you can do it with out and we didn´t have much time... so we just went. we got rental gear and a guide and headed out. went to the [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 18th 2009 | 49 Views | [diary=446124]

Pirate
Summit
Shadow

Da hab ich meine Krankheitsphase hinter mich gelassen und bin auf in den Jungle. Das war leider nicht meine gewuenschte 5-tage-rumpaddeln-fischen-und-richtig-abenteuerlich-zelten-und-so. es war ein wunderbares junglelodge, mit duschen, mit betten und mit koechen und vielen leuten (so 8 pro gruppe). aber es war trotzdem schoen und wir sind nass geworden und haben viele tiere gesehen. obwohls amazonasregenwald war hat es nicht viel geregnet, weil so eine art sommer ist. wir hatten eine lagune in der naehe, haben 2 mal kayak touren gemacht, nachtspaziergang und normale spaziergaenge im matsch [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 18th 2009 | 10 Views | [diary=446144]


By npastway
October 17th 2009
A Taste of Home South America » Ecuador
The other night we all had a little bit of a craving for home. We raided the local convenience store and stocked up on microwavable popcorn, chocolate bars, kraft dinner, doritos, lifesavers, granola bars, and nutella. We then proceeded to drag a single-mattress down from upstairs, curled up on it with blankets and pillows, and watched scary movies into the early hours of morning. I mean, you can only eat so much rice!!!!!! [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 17th 2009 | 57 Views | [diary=445646]


By Thur et Aude
October 17th 2009
Quito South America » Ecuador » North » Quito
at Zaventem
at Zaventem
Petite image du grand depart...
Ola todos! Bienvenue dans le journal de nos zexploits (ou pas) dans les contrees des Incas ( bon, impossible de trouver des accents sur ces claviers, va falloir s y habituer :-) c est partiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii... [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 18th 2009 | 129 Views | [diary=445894]

et larrivee!
Vue de la fenčtre de l hotel
La Plaza Grande

Back in Quito, and having been away for 2 weeks, it was time for our first trip to the lavanderia (laundry). Having paid as much as Ł30 in India to have laundry done in hotels, we decided to venture out to one of the lavanderias we’d seen in town. We had a whole bundle of washing done for $5 and were quite satisfied with the result, so this is definitely the way to get clean clothes in South America. (I know, laundry really isn’t that exciting, but it’s important when you’re travelling - so a small excitement for us!) We were [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 7th 2009 | 30 Views | [diary=451187]

Student Accommodation
Proof
Proof

Hola! Well, my journey from Colombia to Ecuador was a less than fun one. From Popayan to the border was 8 hours - my bus was slightly delayed due to a landslide on the highway in the mountains, but they pushed the largest rock off the cliff and then our bus ploughed through the gravel and kept on trucking. I decided to stop to see a big church in a valley at the border which was beautiful but was a lot of work. I had to take a shared taxi to the border, and my driver drove right on past a [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 17th 2009 | 74 Views | [diary=445606]

giant Tortoises in the wild
a heavy turtle home
The Angelique

So I am at the end of my first working week here. It got better after the first day,,, dont get me wrong, it is still incredibly boring, but there have been a steady trickle of patients, so while i still have yet to do anything useful at least its something to look at! The doctors are friendly but as bored as me,, its the unlucky rotation to get from guayaquil mainland. But i actually really dont mind, strolling down the hill to sit in a hospital for three or four hours trying to teach people a little english actually isnt [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 16th 2009 | 9 Views | [diary=445505]


We have entered Ecuador! And here we go for our first extreme experience in this country (more than “Extreme Sommer”): the Volcano Avenue. The Volcano Avenue is a valley (near Quito) surrounded by several active volcanoes. There we would start our tour mountain-biking one of the highest volcanoes of the area: the Cotopaxi volcano, which reaches the very modest altitude of 5,897 m !! We would start from the refuge where snow starts and we would go down to the valley. Imagine that this mountain is so high that despite being on the equator, it has eternal snow on its top. [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 15th 2009 | 15 Views | [diary=452990]

Our mountain-biking equipment
The Cotopaxi Volcano
The Cotopaxi Volcano

By gonflable123
October 16th 2009
Snakes & Mountains South America » Ecuador » North » Quito
Hi from Quito again, We just finished our volunteer time at La Hesperia. We really enjoyed the time we spent there, but are excited to move on to new and different things! Such as going to the Galapagos Islands on Monday for three more weeks of volunteering! We heard from some volunteers at La Hesperia who knew people who had volunteered there who said it was absolutely amazing. I´m really excited, but am enjoying the few days we have off from work. At La Hesperia we met another couple from Canada (Kelsey and Matt) who are traveling Ecuador and Peru. They [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 16th 2009 | 26 Views | [diary=445583]


P. Lopez
P. Lopez
´Sightseeing tour´ at Puerto Lopez
Hi again Fast and furious since Quito, so here goes. Left Quito and went to Riobamba, which is a small town in the mountains, and amde friends with some Italians who owned a resturnat there. Spent a few days drinking red wine in the afternoons there (my first since England) and having some qiet beers in the evening. Then to Guayaquil, a hot sweaty port city, where i only stayed a night. Then got a bus to a fishing village, Puerto Lopez, further north. Bought some dodgy cakes in the mourning, so by afternoon i needed a ´comfort break´. The bus [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 15th 2009 | 39 Views | [diary=445074]

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