Hanging Out - 1

Quito - Day 6-11

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April 29th 2007
Well, I have been very busy of late. Yesterday, I finished my Spanish lessons (20 hours in five days). Santi (my instructor) did a great job and I think I learned a lot. During the week, we had a couple of hours of lessons at the mall, visited a fruit market, had lunch, and capped the week off by cooking an Ecuadorian meal at his apartment (Santi is a great cook... and is also building a hostal in ... 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