The only souvenir of my day in jail

Today I ended up in Ecuador´s women´s prison

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April 29th 2008
Not having any particular plans for the day and having spoken to a guy who knew a guy, who’d met a guy in the Galapagos we discovered the name of one of the inmates of Quito’s women’s prison - which is the only requirement to gain access. Our passcard for entry was Angie Shaw, a 24-year-old alleged cocaine smuggler from South Africa who is being detained in the prison awaiting sentencing. ... 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