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Long Sleeves, Tramps and Thieves

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September 23rd 2010
Quito is a horrible, horrible city. Of course, we didn’t realise this until we had been there for 3 minutes, but it soon became apparent that this was the archetypal S American bogeyman that Lonely Planet whispers in it's children’s ears to keep their behaviour in tow. It must have been at least 4 seconds down the road at noon before we felt that we might be in danger of El Clasico: The Screwd ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Quito

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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