With Mercy, Susana and Dani before I left Quito

Football and farewell

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June 10th 2006
Last night I left Ecuador and flew to Lima. Before leaving I watched Ecuador´s first match of the World Cup at the school with some of the staff and students. When I asked people how they thought their team would do in this match they would usually say Poland were too good and it would be a miracle if Ecuador won. Even so, the yellow shirts were out in force in the morning on the streets of Qu ... read more

South America » Peru » Lima

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more