Advertisement
« previous next »
Quito  
   

Quito

The square in front of the governmental palace in Quito was always patrolled by guards.
Quito and Los Galapagos!

December 7th 2006
Hello Everyone! I am writing from home, in Oregon, today. It is wicked cold here! I hope that everyone is doing very well and had pleasant Thanksgivings! We spent our wonderful ten days on the Galapagos, acquiring some very impressive sunburns, pictures of lizards, encounters with reef sharks and pelicans, and some very fresh, very tasty fish dishes. The Galapagos were interesting, if not e ... read more
South America » Ecuador » Galápagos

Ecuadorian Flag 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
Advertisement
Tot: 0.052s; Tpl: 0.003s; cc: 6; qc: 42; dbt: 0.0365s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.1mb