Galapagos Islands

Do the Galapagos but dont miss Ecuador

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October 27th 2008
I flew from Santiago to Quito and was lumped with an Ozzy, they love slating the Pomms. It’s like a knee jerk reaction when they ask where you are from they can’t help themselves. Turns out he was a nice guy so I let the banter go this time. Quito is a cool city especially the old town which is meant to be notorious at night for problems because of this I stayed close to the hostel so couldnâ ... 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