Instituto Geografico Militar

Guyaquil Indpendence and Columbus Day

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October 13th 2007
I would have thought Guyaquil Independence Day is celebrated in Guyaquil and in Guyaquil only. Wrong idea! I was planning to run loads of errands today, i.e. go visit the SAEC, sign up with the Spanish school, buy some maps at Instituto Geografico Militar (IGM), and register myself in Ecuador (necessary with the six month visa I got). When the first two were closed it slowly dawned on me that ther ... 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