The Presidential Palace

Yes, he is actually in there running the country. Guards with sub-machine guns are on the outside

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March 10th 2010
It took us pretty well all day to get to Quito. Dianne's personal car and driver, Nilo (well, a private taxi she uses regularly) collected us from her apartment at 7:30 to get to JFK at 8:30. Alex warned us of heavy rush-hour traffic. We got there at 8:05. The plane to Miami actually arrived 40 minutes early (how could they get it so wrong on a 3-1/2 flight? Must have been some tail wind!). A bit ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Quito

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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