The world's most dangerous road

From the Altiplano to the Inca's

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May 2nd 2008
Greetings from Quito in Ecuador. It's finally happened, we've gone full circle, in a manner of speaking. Some 3 months after we first touched down in Lima we have been back there, having more or less circum-navigated South America. As we head north our planned route for the next month see's us head to the Galapogas Islands before hitting central America for an extended period of R&R on the beac ... 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