Caught in Action

Piano Surgeon

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January 9th 2011
Saludos! Yesterday the GAIAS (the group of students I am studying with) group and I were given a tour of Quito. We went to the top of a mountain and looked down at the mass amounts of buildings that occupy Quito. The city is in a mountain valley so it is very long and skinny and the airport landings go right down the middle. Looking down at Quito and its surrounding cities is quite overwhelming ... 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