Sunset in Cuenca

We're all going on a Easter holiday!

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March 30th 2007
Well, we're free from work for a whole week due to Semana Santa (Easter for you English bods) so we have a plan! Probably not going to stick to it but still. Had last morning at school today which was cool but really weird. There was an altar set up in the main corridor covered in flowers and half way through the morning we had to take all the kids to sit either side of it whilst there was a p ... 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