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Quito meets Cuenca

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April 13th 2007
Friday the 13th today which made no sense to our family when we tried to explain the superstition. A lot of stuff doesn't actually - I tried to explain that our traditional Easter food (after having tried their Fanesca which is totally foul) is chocolate eggs and they found it hilarious! I don't see anything funny about it - they have enough Kinder eggs here. Anyway, the girls from Quito turne ... read more

South America » Ecuador » South » Cuenca

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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