Rucu Pichincha #2 Photo 4

Rucu Pichincha #2

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March 26th 2011
This weekend Maria and I explored a few places in Quito. For Saturday we just wanted to see the parque arcitecto in the east of Quito. Sounds way easier than it actually was, even though we had a map with us. Who can imagine that the entry is almost outside of the city!? First we went with the Bus to the closest bus station and wanted to walk the rest of the way approx. 1km. However the walk a ... 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