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Poverty in Lima  
   

Poverty in Lima

Lima is a huge city--over 12 million people in the greater metropolitan area. Unfortunately, more than half live in poverty.
From Lima to Guayaquil

June 25th 2006
I am writing from Guayaquil, Ecuador’s largest city, located in the southern part of the country, just north of Peru. I’ll say more on Guayaquil soon. I’ve included a few more photos from Lima, and yes, none of them show much sun. It is just how Lima is this time of year. However, one day last week there actually was a day of partial sun which was terrific. The city just seemed so much ... read more
South America » Ecuador » West » Guayaquil

Ecuadorian Flag 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
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