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The Secret Garden!

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May 15th 2008
So after the Cotopaxi climb and winning quiz two, we decided to hang around in quito for a day or two to rest. As I have already mentioned, the Secret Garden in Quito is a really cool hostel. Its run on a day to day basis by two managers, Colin and Kate, who are American and English respectively. To assist in the smooth running of the place, they take on about 5 volunteers at a time, which are ... 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