otavalo market

we´ve arrived

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July 2nd 2006
Well we arrived safely into South America. Arriving at Quito airport at around midnight last night was bizzare - there were crouds of locals waiting for their relatives. They really welcome friends and family back to Ecuador - even if the absence is only a week. A bit different than our - oh well just get a cab culture... We got safely to hour hostel and its not bad. Safe, clean, cheap. Toda ... 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