The Mountian in the background

Qutio & pre-Cotopaxi

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April 18th 2008
So week two is almost out of the way and i feel that there is a reasonable amount of stuff that I can write about, without boring you all too much! Where to start where to start... Since i've been informed that a itinery is not what is requested I'll explain about Qutio and then cut straight to the interesting part. Quito (for those of you who do not know) is the capital city of Ecuador abo ... 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