equator

a las montañas

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January 27th 2007
Today we are leaving our cozy beach front spanish school. It was a great place to get reaquainted with the spanish language. We still have lots to learn, and we do really intend to continue studying on our many long bus rides and down time. And of course every day we practice as we communicate our way around! We are now heading back inland to the mountains. We aren´t exactly sure where we wi ... 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