P7130010

San Vincente

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July 14th 2011
My Spanish tutor lives in San Vincente so I asked him to show me around the town. He brought Richard and I between spanish lessons one day and showed us the market and the ATM. We have to go to San Vincente to get money or go to the market because Canoa doesn't have either. It is about a 20 minute bus ride just south costing 50 cents. The town is filled with a bunch of small shops and goo ... read more

South America » Ecuador » West

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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