Quito Old Town - Most dangerous street

One week down!

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August 12th 2007
Yeeahhhhhh Hi everyone, apologies for the delay in getting this blog out to you. I thought it might be best to find my feet first and then I´ll have some interesting things to tell you. Well my first week in Quito has come to an end. I can´t really say its gone quickly as its been hard work adjusting to the different culture and feeling pretty homesick to be honest. I think I have now distingui ... 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