View from Cerro San Cristoba, Santiagol

Winding down

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August 2nd 2008
And so, we returned to Santiago early evening to a different hotel from before as they had been booked up. A little unfortunate as the new place was not quite so comfortable but we did have a tiny apartment rather than just a room. Tiny being the operative word though and H was reminded of some of the Japanese bathrooms as he tried to squeeze into the shower the first morning! However, it redeemed ... 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