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Quito

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June 12th 2013
The Capital of Ecuador. There are two well known areas in Quito, the Old town, and go figure the New town! We chose to stay in the New Town. Its filled with bars, restaurants and American tourists. And a lot of locals. Fun fact about Ecuador, they use American Currency. The difference is they have coins instead of notes for $1, and they also have one coin for themselves which is 50cent ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Centre » Cotopaxi

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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