Basilica Voto National - Quito

First week in Quito

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May 13th 2007
Its only been a few days and already we have crammed in so much. The flight over, as you can imagine, was a sweaty long affair culminating in a 12hr flight from Madrid to Quito. Surprisingly the children on board were well behaved for the most part which i wish i could say for the dog........ Yes thats correct the dog! Since when did our four legged friends start joining their owners in a portabl ... 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