On the way to Otavalo

A bit more time in Ecuador

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February 24th 2010
Had a lovely time staying with Ivonne in Quito, she´s such a great host, she even went out and bought a blowup bed for me. Her sister was also visiting from Colombia, she didn´t speak english and my spanish needs improving, but she cooked me some delicious vegetarian meals! I went on a day trip to Otavalo with Emma, Hoonie and Hugh, who i met on the Galapagos trip. I´d been before, but it was n ... read more

South America » Ecuador

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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