The view from the Secret Garden rooftop

We begin South America in Quito

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November 24th 2008
We had not initially planned to go to Ecuador, pretty much because we knew nothing about it but now that we´ve been there and done that, we´re delighted we did! We flew into the country´s capital, Quito from Honduras and were keen to begin experiencing what South America had to offer. Quito´s setting is fantastic and we couldn´t have picked a better hostel to view it from. We were situated i ... 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