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Rucu Pichincha

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February 23rd 2011
Sorry that I did not continue with the weekend, but the Galapagos Islands are bit more important 😉 Soo, last sunday I decided to have a look on Quito. The so called Teleferico is a lift on the outside of Quito which starts at 2850m and brings one for 4.90$ to the Cruz Loma plateau (4050m). From here one could have a nice view on the city, if there were no clouds. In my case the weather chan ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Quito » Papallacta

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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