Straddling the Hemis

Straddling the Hemispheres

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April 28th 2008
Our final day in Ecuador got off to a rough start -- we woke up late for our early morning flight back to Quito, the hotel had a 'problem' processing our credit card. J & I were left scrambling in Cuenca's airport, he looking for a ATM to pay the hotel bill and me getting us checked into the flight. A short flight later, we were deposited back in Quito. We had about 4 hours to kill before our n ... 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