Ecuadorian Chippendale

Exploring Ecuador in 6 Days .. Quito, Tena, Puyo, Banos

May 26th 2010
QUITO ARRIVAL A setting golden sun peeks thru gray mountainous clouds as American 931 begins our arrival descent for Quito. Suspended between towering black mountains and twinkling city lights I am experiencing a fascinating view of Ecuador. Three hours and forty eight minutes after leaving Miami, with a gentle vibration our flight touches down in Quito. An on board passenger medical emerg ... read more

South America » Ecuador

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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Don Brown

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Many years ago, I received as a gift “1000 Places To See Before I Die”. This seemed like an impossible task until with the inspiration of my best friend we manage to rework the numbers using a bit of Enron and Wall Street accounting practices. Instead of 1000, How about 195? . Instead of Places, How about Countries? We are still working on the dying part but I have a head start. Having been born in a country it's now 194... My work and passion for travel knocks off another 40. The numbers are falling like my 401k retirement account but makes this task seem more and more possible. Pl... full info

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