Sophie, Matt, Imo and Ben

Back to Quito (my, that's an imaganitive title!)

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May 3rd 2007
Caught the overnight bus to Quito once again and actually managed to sleep for most of it which is always a good thing. Arrived and walked to our usual haunt of Coffee Tree for breakfast (or in my case chocolate cake and hot chocolate - I needed a sugar rush!) before heading off to find a hostal. Had to tour four hostals before finding one (two were full and two were expensive - a whole $8 a nigh ... 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