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Hospitality and the SuperMaxi

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October 4th 2006
(This is the real first entry, from my first day...) A day that started with a 3:15-a.m. cab ride from the East Village to JFK ended in a little apartment on a fairly quiet street in Quito, Ecuador. Thanks to Xanax, I was able to stare out the window rather than shutting my eyes as we descended, which was good - it might have been one of the most striking things I’ve seen. Mountains and clouds ... 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