Paintings in Ecuador

Quito to Jungle

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October 28th 2007
Weeks 1-2 Ecuador lies on the equator, tucked in-between Peru and Colombia. With 13 million population and 168,000 sq miles, Ecuador has four provinces - Galapagos, Coast, Andes and Amazon. According to a local guidebook, Ecuador is one of the 17 most biodiverse countries in the world with 16,000 plant species and over 1630 bird species and over 600 species of marine fish. There are al ... 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