Beach of northern Peru

Bus to Quito

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November 29th 2008
I got to the Ormeno bus station around 4pm ready to depart at 5pm. In the bus station, I met a Newzealander turned Australian girl named Vanessa and a British guy named Jimi while waiting for the bus. It is always nice to have fellow English speakers on the bus and they were good people too. The bus was there and everyone was ready to go but for some reason we didn't get going till nearly 6, which ... 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