Blue Footed Boobies

Ecuador

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September 25th 2011
Next day after a lot of waiting at the border and travelling we arrived in Quito at 11pm. We jumped in a taxi and straight to the hostel. We were never so happy to be in a nice hostel, with an incredible view of the snow-capped Andes Mountains. We woke up early and were mesmerised by the view. We had breakfast in the hostel, was expensive but well worth it and we were far t hungry to go shopping a ... read more

South America » Ecuador

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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