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Hey Jude

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March 27th 2011
I know my site placement. Would you like to know? Ok. Drumroll please… The place that I will be living for the next 2 years of my life… is… ZHUD. I am quite positive that that will mean as much to you as it did to me upon finding out, which is nothing. So let me enlighten thou: Zhud is a small indigenous community in the Sierra. It is also sometimes referred to as “The Y” because thoug ... read more

South America » Ecuador

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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