Saquasili Market.

Saquasili Market

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August 16th 2007
I did make it into school at 7am on Thursday morning for my first ever school trip. 6 other pupils, our respective teachers and myself all headed in a minibus to the "local" (2 hours away!!) Farmers market i.e. Saquasili Market. I was tired and hungover at first but Im so glad I went. Saquasili market is completely off the beaten track and not designed for tourists at all, which was really ref ... 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