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Touchdown Guayaquil!

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May 8th 2010
Just touched down in Guayaquil, Ecuador about to connect to our flight to Lima. Unexpectedly, we were upgraded to first class for our flight from JFK to Ecuador, which, given that our flight took off at 11:55 (really 12:30), was incredibly fortunate. We went from wondering whether or not we would be able to catch any sleep on our international red-eye to being fully reclined with a standard-siz ... 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