Quito Old Town and "Virgen de Quito" statue

Back in the game!

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February 3rd 2011
I´m back! As my avid followers (I believe there are four of you...) will have noted, my blog has been untouched for a week. This is due in part to being bed-ridden for a couple of days. I´ll spare you the details but it begins with d and ends in h...not at all pleasant but was only a matter of time I suppose. I've moved to Quito New Town (or "gringolandia" as it´s known) which is certainly ... 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