Equator

Mitad del Mundo and Otavalo

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June 11th 2010
Mitad del Mundo We decided after speaking to a scottish girl (Claire) the night before whilst playing shithead, that with us being so close to the equator we should visit. Even though it was only $10 in a taxi to get there from our hostel (about £3.50 each) we decided to brave the buses at 25c each you can't go wrong or can you? The first mistake we made was getting on the bus and saying ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Otavalo

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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