With Sebastian and Blancita

Saying goodbye to Cayambe

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February 26th 2007
After almost 2 months in Cayambe it was very hard to say goodbye, both to the children in the schools and to the wonderful family I had been staying with. The final days in the schools were all a bit frantic, due to a mixture of English exams and unpredictable but frequent rehearsals for important processions the following week. The evenings were frantic too, with a stack of corrections - why ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Cayambe

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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