riding out of quito

Getting settled in Canoa, Ecuador

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January 8th 2006
Executive Summary This may be a rather lengthy entry, as it's my first and there seems a lot to write about. I will try to be judicious, but the bottom line-- It took a couple days, but I successfully managed the tricky transition from Cleveland to Canoa. It's a small town on the coast of Ecuador, just below the equator. I'm living 2 km south of town, trying to learn Spanish and get in the ocean a ... read more

South America » Ecuador

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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