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Quito & Otavalo

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March 1st 2008
FRIDAY 29 FEB 08 Today was the first real day of our week long tour taking us around Ecuador (well at least a little bit). Today was a tour of the old colonial centre of Quito and a trip to the equator. We went down to the old town in the morning. We had a wander through and around some churches visited the Presidential Palace and the central square and had a quick look at some Panama hats ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Otavalo

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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