Paul (volunteer) and kids

The past fortnight in Quito

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February 15th 2005
Well I´ve been here for two weeks and thought it was about time I put down a few memories in this blog. I am now learning spanish and helping at a project with street kids in quito. I have been in two houses with families so far, not at all what I expected. The first guy´s house who I was in was the ex-finance minister of Ecuador, knew Bill Clinton before he was in office and is mates with Dona ... 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