Cemetery

Dia de los Muertos

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November 2nd 2005
Dia de los Muertos. I fell asleep last night with flutters of anticipation in my stomach. This morning it required a great deal of patience to sit through my Spanish lesson without fidgeting. I don't know how to adequately describe the anticipation I felt; all I can say is that it wasn't the anticipation a child has on Christmas Eve or the night before their birthday. This was a holi ... 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