Galapagos & the rest... Photo 17

Galapagos & the rest...

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November 5th 2008
A teary farwell.... A drunken 30th celebration... a bus to Calgary... a great steak... the flight to Quito! Hola mi amigos (still having trouble with the lingo) We are currently hanging out in a town called Mancora, Peru. It is just south of the Ecuador/Peru border and literally a surfers paradise. We have decided to stay here for about 3-4 days, so we now have some time to give you an upd ... 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