A path above Quito

Biketour around Quito

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February 17th 2011
After the first two weeks it was time to make the first real sports activity. A mountainbike tour. Actually I was quite curious how I would make it, as I had note made any sports here before and therefore I did not know how my body could deal with the thin air at 2800m. Luckily I got a bike from my company, however it was way to small. But hey, better than nothing. So of we went in a group of th ... 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