The Cathedral ascent

Quito & Cotopaxi

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November 25th 2008
Quito Since we are so far behind in our blog publishing, we have decided to combine two destinations for this entry and the next. As stated in the previous entry, we spent a couple of days in Quito, went to the Galápagos and returned for a further three days. Quito is an old city that originally formed part of the Incan Empire. It is now the capital of Ecuador and while it is on the ... 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