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Surfing, Museums, and Bomberos

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December 1st 2011
It has been a wonderful two weeks. After leaving Quito, I headed west to the coast. My destination was Canoa, Ecuador to reunite with some good friends who are teaching English here. A 10 hour bus ride dropped me square in the middle of town, where there was not only a carnival going on (sketchy ferris wheel and all!) but also an incredible number of people in town to party for the weekend. Canoa ... read more

South America » Ecuador » West » Canoa

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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