Standing on the Ecuator Line.

51. 5-18th May. Quito providing both beauty and pure party madness!

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July 29th 2009
5/05/09 We arrived in Quito by 6am and were amazed by the size of the bus terminal. its huge! We jumped into two taxis and headed to our hostel, Central Del Mundo Hostel. Its situated smack in the middle of the nightlife but the only problem with that location is that its not exactly safe. The hostel is about twenty feet away from 'Muggers corner!' All exhausted from travelling overnight we ... 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