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Change in the Weather...

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October 31st 2006
The rainy season has started in Quito, and today is probably almost as cold as it is back home (It’s in the low or mid 50s, I think). I just came from outside and could see my breath, and my fingers are numb as I try to type. A sort of funny thing about Ecuador: there are no weather forecasts really. The newspaper gives only the weather for that day, and there are no weatherpeople on TV. (My Spa ... 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