Cotopaxi from the refuge

Cotopaxi

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March 31st 2005
This last weekend was pretty exciting. On Thursday night I went out with Jessica and some of her friends from the US Embassy. It was fun, but I would rather spend time with Ecuadorians while I am here. We were walking to a bar at about midnight, in a very popular area of town, and I was robbed. Here´s the story. As we were walking down a street about seven kids, ages three to ten, swarmed me ... 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