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Quito

Ecuador at last!

May 7th 2007
Well here I am in Ecuador at last! I started my trip in Quito, and certainly did not expect it to be such a huge, modern (and polluted) city.... I was here to learn Spanish for 3 weeks before moving on to the volunteer project that I organised. I stayed with a lovely host family, Marisol and Paula. When I arrived (late) at Quito airport, there they were holding a placard with my name on it ... read more
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Ecuadorian Flag 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
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