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We have crossed the Equator!

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December 5th 2006
Hello Guys ...so much has changed in the last few days!!! A couple of days ago we crossed the equator, which is represented by a giant globe a couple of miles outside of Quito, it kind of represented the two sides of our trip...the first half being pretty damn busy and ending in the finale of Quito- Ecuador´s capital, which heaves with the weight of 2 and a half million people, and now we are st ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Mindo

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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