Arequipa, Peru

WEEK 13: PERU Arequipa > ECUADOR Quito

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June 20th 2011
Friday May 27th – Thursday 2nd June After our stressful few days in Puno, it felt even better to be in the 'White City' of Arequipa, which has a distinctly western feel to it. It even felt quite good to see the familiar signs of Burger King and KFC.....so it would have been rude not to get involved and man, a Whopper has never tasted so good! Nicknamed the White City due to its buil ... 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