Guayaquil

Ecuador - Guayaquil

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February 13th 2010
My bus arrived in Guayaquil at 9am on Saturday 13 February and I took a taxi to my hotel. It was so nice to turn on the air conditioning and then have my first hot shower in 6 days. In the morning I watched the entertaining Wales Vs Scotland rugby match and then in the afternoon I went for a walk around the city and I got some lunch by the river. Then I went to a travel agency to try and book a ... read more

South America » Ecuador » West » Guayaquil

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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