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Hola from Ecuador

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May 6th 2009
OK, I´ve had some difficulties getting my blog going, so I have a few days of info. I made it into Quito quite smoothly, not the same for my co-volunteer from the UK who was re-routed thru Bogota, Columbia and then had her luggage lost. I didn't get to see much of Quito, since I got in around midnight, but the next day we went to "Museo de sitio intinan" (museum that sits at latitude 00,00,00 ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Otavalo

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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