Quito: From the air-2

Quito, Ecuador 22nd - 26th September 2010

October 15th 2010
Quito sits in a bowl in the mountains with buildings lining the hillsides on either side.and the main City in the valley. The City is 2800 metres above sea level and often holds the cloud and also some smog, causing it to be a little wet in the afternoon, at least at this time of the year. It also can be quite cool at night, due to the altitude. The traffic is on a par with Bogota or Bangkok - in ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Quito

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

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Martin Russell

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Ar first I wasn't going to write a travel blog, but now, one month into an eight month world tour, I have the urge to write down and share the details that my wife an I are experiencing in our travels. My wife is more of a traveller than me, having spent many years 'on the road'. For me this is only the second time I have done this for pleasure. The first was the first time I left my job at UBS (a Swiss Bank) in 2003 and my then wife-to-be and I traveled for 3 months. This trip is after the second time of leaving UBS and is almost for 3 times as long...three months is c... full info

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