Quito from even higher

The End of Quito

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February 28th 2008
Hello all Its almost over, the Ecuadorian leg of my trip. By the time i post this it will probably be the day of my flight to Mexico, a good 9 hours of flying ahead of me, of which the first two are in the wrong direction with the following two coming back the way i came. For some reason im heading south to Lima and changing there to head north to Mexico City. It doesnt do my carbon footprint a ... 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