Quito Street

Acclimating in Quito

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June 18th 2008
(2022 EDIT: I wrote a lot about safety in this entry, but it's really for travelers who have little experience with Latin America since this was just my second trip. Ecuador is very safe overall and in 2019 I walked alone extensively at night in Guayaquil, the second-largest city without any problems. Unlike in the US, in Latin America dangerous areas are usually in the outskirts rather than in th ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North

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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