Cotocachi

Bye Bye Quito

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August 16th 2007
Well, after 8 weeks in Quito (well 2 where in the coast) .... Im outta school, armed to the teeth with enough Spanish to write a really bad phrase book with heavy Belfast pronuncation but with an appetite for doing some serious travelling! The fun begins! After being outta college for 10 years, it was not an easy task having to put myself in a class for 4 hrs a day and go home and to homework at ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Otavalo

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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