I lost the fight.

Vilcabamba - Quito- Otovalo

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May 4th 2008
April 27th - May 4th: Strolled across the bridge into Ecuador to find the Ecuadorian immigration official having a game of cards and wearing a muscle vest and track bottoms. Nice and relaxed start. Unfortunately we didn´t have a clue what he was saying to us as he seemed to speak Spanish with the local equivalent of a Kerry accent. Asking him to speak slowly made no difference. Still he did give ... 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