View of the "Panecillo"

And So It Began...

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October 24th 2014
Before I can even begin to tell you about the current journey I'm on I feel it necessary to give you some background into how I got where I am now. In the summer of 2009 my father was offered early retirement (he worked for the U.S. Postal service). This required a pay cut and we could no longer afford to live in the U.S. I was 17 at the time, and my parents told me we were moving to either Ecu ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Quito

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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