Simon and I with Guayaquil sprawling behind us

Guayaquil

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May 19th 2007
For Guayaquil luckily we had out own personal guide for the 5 days we spent in the city. Kat, one of my mates from uni, is living there at the moment and so we could stay with her and see the city from the inside instead of just doing the touristy stuff. Having said that, the touristy stuff is fun and we did that too! We went to the Parque Seminario where there's loads of Iguanas just wandering a ... read more

South America » Ecuador » West » Guayaquil

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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