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La Despedida

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August 4th 2006
On my last day of school, the director, Gilberto, told me to keep my day free. This meant that i was to give the kids their cumulative exam on Thursday instead of Friday. I thought nothing of it and simply did as i was told. After class on Thursday, the kids asked me to come to school at 10 am, which was odd since school normally stared at 2pm. They said they wanted to have a farewell party and i ... 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