Blue Footed Boobies

Middle Earth

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July 6th 2010
Sorry about the delay with the blogs. We had a bit of sandisk trouble and lost the photos for a while, but we've rescued them now, so expect the next few blogs to come along like London buses. Hostelbookers has rarely let us down, but when you arrive at midnight in a district reputedly one of the most dangerous in South America, you don't really need to be told that they have not got your book ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Galápagos

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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