Equator line on globe going thru Ecuador

To the middle of the world and back

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January 24th 2009
(Am writing this having just finished the 4 day Inca trail this afternoon so have a brain that has kinda shut down but got a 2 hour wait until the train back to Cusco so thought should make the most of my spare time and at least start south america) January 6th we flew from Costa Rica to Quito, Ecuador to start the next nearly 3 months of our South America chapter. Our flight was quite early s ... 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