the house of my host family

Hola de Ecuador

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August 8th 2005
Hola! Que tal? I can¨t believe that I am finally in Ecuador! I only left the UK on Saturday but already I feel that I have seen so much. The flight was ok and I was met by the project manager at the airport in Quito - thank God! We stayed in a hotel and stopped at the Mitad del Mundo on our way to Otavalo the next day. Obviously, I had the very touristy photograph taken when standing with one leg ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Otavalo

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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