The Bird

Mr. Allen goes to the beach

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October 30th 2008
It could have been a beach anywhere. Palm trees and thatched gazebos line a white sand beach beyond which stretches the ocean. A deep green-blue like a clouded emerald. Motorboats line the brow of the beach, propped up on tree trunks, their bows pointed proudly up. Names like 007, The Baron, and Asi es la vida (That´s life) tacked onto the side in that black and gold lettering you sometimes see o ... read more

South America » Ecuador » West

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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