On the way up Guagua

The hike up Guagua Pichinchia

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January 23rd 2006
Wow. Okay, so yesterday I awoke to the most beautiful day yet in Quito - yes, I actually got to see a cloudless sky for the first time since arriving here. And the timing could not have been better, because yesterday a group of us hostel-ers were to hike Guagua Pichinchia and were to be spoiled with magnificient views in part because of the clear skies (a rarity for this trip, apparently). ... 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