Otavalo Poncho Market

Quito - More than 3 weeks...

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November 25th 2007
First things first. Darren thinks that I have become a soft traveller. First day here I was naive enough to let my bag sling around my hip on the trole car and low and behold a half hour later I realize our camera and my wallet is gone! Not a pleasant experience, and this after I had just read in the travel book that the trole system is dangerous and notorious for pick pocketing AND had just taken ... 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