The excitement

Only scratching the surface

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April 19th 2007
Hey everyone We have come to the last 2 weeks of our trip in south america and its not till this point in the trip that you start realising that its nearly time to leave and realise how fast the time actually goes. To celebrate our last few weeks we decided to embark on a 4 day white water kayaking course. The course aims to take you from a complete novice to a kayaking guru in just 4 days. ... 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