Welcome to South America! We hope we survive!

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December 31st 2012
South America!!! After zigzagging across Central America for 6 months we finally made the jump into South America! We booked a trip to the Galápagos Islands at the beginning of December so we unfortunately had to skip over Colombia for the time being, but hope to experience that amazing country either on our way home, or perhaps on another adventure in the future. That being said we pack ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Galápagos

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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