polling station

Polls, pigs & a market

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October 16th 2006
Sunday was the presidential election here. Actually, it turned out to be the first round - since no one got 50 percent of the vote, there will be a run-off in late November. In spite of all the hubbub leading up to today, the weekend was quiet, probably owing to a ban on liquor after noon on Friday. All the bars closed and anyone caught drinking was fined and jailed for a few days. All to ensure t ... 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