Anitfa grafitti on way into Quito

More Las Tolas - weeks 4 and 5

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April 1st 2008
A few more weeks in Las Tolas and I have to be the most relaxed I´ve ever been in my life. The school is closed and I spend my days helping Madge around the house, playing an addictive game called Damas with Magde and the kids. I also go horse riding on my own for hours with the most lazy horse you could imagine, Camilla, who likes to stop regularly for food and sugar breaks. That night I h ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Bellavista Cloud Forest

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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