karen 020

Quito and the Galapagos

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February 20th 2010
It took nearly 24hrs to get to Quito from Auckland, thankfully i arrived in the evening cause the only thing i wanted when i arrived was to sleep. I´m stayed in a nice quiet hostel on the edge of the old town with a lovely roof top view over the city. My first day was spent sorting out a last minute trip to the Galapagos islands. I spent more than i planned but im going on a luxury yacht and visi ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Galápagos

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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