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Im here!!!

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July 9th 2006
These two and a half days have been the longest days of my life, but that is a good thing. I know that as soon as i get starting with my volunteer work it will all fly by! Ok, so for those of you who don't know, I left for Quito, Ecuador on Friday the 7th. We had a horrible experience at the airport. The people were rude and did not like to cooperate at all. So basically, they switched our flight ... 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