Us with Iwan and Sarah

back to quito..

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June 26th 2008
So last night we had a bit of a final hurrah at the station. Everyone went down to the bar and had a good time, which was a nice way to finish up our time on the Galapagos. Sadly, it´s been cloudy over the highlands for the last 3 weeks so we never got to see the stars again from the station (which are fantastic). Overnight, clouds moved in and we woke up to really heavy rain. This isn´t a good ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Galápagos

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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