Me with Carmen and Virginia...

A few more days in Quito

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March 18th 2007
I hadn’t planned to stay very long in Quito after Galapagos - just enough time to sort myself out, do a little bit of mountain biking and say goodbye to people before heading south. However, within hours of returning from Galapagos, I came down with a nasty stomach bug. I tried to keep on going for the first couple of days, but it gradually worsened and before I knew it I was in bed with a feve ... 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