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Hi from Otavalo

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September 27th 2008
Hi everyone! Apologies for the lack of messages over the last week, unfortunately I had my first brush with dodgy food and was very poorly over the weekend! However you will be pleased to know that I am back on form and ready to up-date you all on my activities of the last two weeks, so sit back with a cuppa as I think this will be a long email! So I got back from a good weekend at the beac ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Otavalo

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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