Collecting sand dollars on the beach

Canoa, Ecuador

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September 4th 2012
My boyfriend's family came for a visit and I mentioned to him that maybe we should all take a little trip to the beach. I needed a getaway, especially because I had just gotten back from traveling in Europe and I was getting antsy from the lack of seeing new places. We decided on Canoa which is about a 4 hour drive from Quito (6-7 hours on the bus). This was a cute little town though very small ... read more

South America » Ecuador » West » Canoa

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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