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Quito

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March 20th 2008
Quito - March 8-10 First, just an update on me: I am now at home in Edmonton, I arrived here on March 14th after spending 3 nights in Calgary. This will be my last blog entry for my Ecuador trip. I will resurrect the blog in June when I venture off to Alaska on a motorcycle trip. I flew from Cuenca to Quito on the morning of March 8, starting my trip home. I decided that I would spend three ... 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