Hostel room

Quito day 1

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October 12th 2010
Went to Local mall to meet a local spanish sister who was our tour guide today. Felt like being at a mall in us. Then we went around the city and got to eat some local ecuadorian food for dinner. After that we just happened to be walking by the presidents home when the president of Bolivia showed up. So we got to get some pics of the two of them. Very old buildings streets of brick. ... 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