Ballet in the Streets

Day 92 - Stinky Quito

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June 22nd 2010
Reunited with who was left of the group (Mark, Erica, Laura and Sarah) at breakfast we all grumbled of our poor nights' sleep - every one of us still feeling as if we were at sea. I felt extremely dizzy. After bidding our final farewells, Chris and I went to book a 3 day volcano tour to get us out of Quito ahead of our flight to Venezuela on the 29th. We moved back to our 9 pound a night double ro ... read more

South America » Ecuador

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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