staples center

tonite in the expat bar

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August 9th 2008
Don’t cry Americanos, Ecuador is trying hard to be your humble. So I’m in Quito for a while on a budget, without influential allies, with limited language skills so I have to put forth a little personal effort to transcend whatever cultural differences that I brought to Ecuador. Better to ideate similarities than differences, eh? Then I was enjoying the privilege of a fine meal at a superb m ... 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