Teleferico

Ecuador

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June 5th 2008
I´m ashamed to report that my blitzkrieg of Ecuador has been, so far, sadly successful. It saddens me how fast I´ve been travelling in the last few days. I´m not even sure if it´s just been a few days, it seems like I´ve been going to town on the buses (literally) for longer than I´d like to remember. You probably know at least, because you might perhaps know when I was in Huaraz, and when ... read more

South America » Ecuador

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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