Gratuitous Galapagos shot

Ecuador-able?

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May 24th 2006
1st to 25th May 2006 Traveling up from Lima to Quito in time to meet Sarah was one of those journeys. Serves me right for not shelling out for the airfare the whole way I suppose (that'll be the Scots blood at work again)! After a typically delayed flight north, I turned up at Tumbes airport (northern Peru) which is a three-room, two-bit terminal that was, on this particular night, full of f ... 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