Little Cane Boy

That Peeling Feeling

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June 2nd 2007
So we asked for sun and we got it. I (Rachel) got burnt on our first day out. Quito kicks ass on Chile and we´re very excited cos it now feels like we´re actually out in the big bad world and doing the travel thing. We landed ourselves in a fantastic yet extremely backpackery hostel where we met a gazillion other travellers and absorbed as much info as we could from their experienced advent ... 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