Same big church

First stop: Quito, Ecuador

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January 21st 2007
We've been on the continent a day short of a week now, and tomorrow morning we'll be heading for Banos, en route to Peru. We arrived in Quito late Monday night, after a long day of flying, and found our hostel, El Centro del Mundo, without much trouble. We've been catching up on sleep quite a bit in the last week, maybe due to the altitude or the sun or the cervazas, but we've also managed to pack ... 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