Guagua Pichincha

Breathtaking and still Breathless in Quito

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October 11th 2007
We arrived in Quito on Tuesday night, and were very pleasantly surprised when we got to our hostel, The Secret Garden. Notwithstanding the fact the the garden is so secret that it does not actually exist (unless you call a small fish pond a garden, which i certainly don´t) the hostel is lovely. Spread over 4 floors with a roof terrace, there is a strange inside-outside feel to the place, with no ... 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